2.32 is what percent of 2.72 - 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 2.72 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 2.72, so we can write it down as 100%=2.72.
4. We know, that x% equals 2.32 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=2.32.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=2.72
2) x%=2.32
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%=2.72/2.32
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 2.32 is what percent of 2.72

100%/x%=2.72/2.32
(100/x)*x=(2.72/2.32)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.1724137931034*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.1724137931034) to get x
100/1.1724137931034=x
85.294117647059=x
x=85.294117647059

now we have:
2.32 is 85.294117647059% of 2.72