1870.24 is what percent of 2000 - 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 2000 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 2000, so we can write it down as 100%=2000.
4. We know, that x% equals 1870.24 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=1870.24.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=2000
2) x%=1870.24
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%=2000/1870.24
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 1870.24 is what percent of 2000

100%/x%=2000/1870.24
(100/x)*x=(2000/1870.24)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.0693814697579*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.0693814697579) to get x
100/1.0693814697579=x
93.512=x
x=93.512

now we have:
1870.24 is 93.512% of 2000