2.72 is what percent of 70.3 - 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 70.3 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 70.3, so we can write it down as 100%=70.3.
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%=70.3
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%=70.3/2.72
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 70.3

100%/x%=70.3/2.72
(100/x)*x=(70.3/2.72)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=25.845588235294*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (25.845588235294) to get x
100/25.845588235294=x
3.8691322901849=x
x=3.8691322901849

now we have:
2.72 is 3.8691322901849% of 70.3