2.72 is what percent of 3.36 - 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 3.36 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 3.36, so we can write it down as 100%=3.36.
4. We know, that x% equals 2.72 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=2.72.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=3.36
2) x%=2.72
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%=3.36/2.72
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 2.72 is what percent of 3.36

100%/x%=3.36/2.72
(100/x)*x=(3.36/2.72)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.2352941176471*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.2352941176471) to get x
100/1.2352941176471=x
80.952380952381=x
x=80.952380952381

now we have:
2.72 is 80.952380952381% of 3.36