178.75 is what percent of 1408.75 - step by step solution

To get the solution, we are looking for, we need to point out what we know.

1. We assume, that the number 1408.75 is 100% - because it's the output value of the task.
2. We assume, that x is the value we are looking for.
3. If 100% equals 1408.75, so we can write it down as 100%=1408.75.
4. We know, that x% equals 178.75 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=178.75.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1408.75
2) x%=178.75
where left sides of both of them have the same units, and both right sides have the same units, so we can do something like that:
100%/x%=1408.75/178.75
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 178.75 is what percent of 1408.75

100%/x%=1408.75/178.75
(100/x)*x=(1408.75/178.75)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=7.8811188811189*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (7.8811188811189) to get x
100/7.8811188811189=x
12.688553682343=x
x=12.688553682343

now we have:
178.75 is 12.688553682343% of 1408.75