21041.46 is what percent of 74743.17 - 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 74743.17 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 74743.17, so we can write it down as 100%=74743.17.
4. We know, that x% equals 21041.46 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=21041.46.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=74743.17
2) x%=21041.46
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%=74743.17/21041.46
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 21041.46 is what percent of 74743.17

100%/x%=74743.17/21041.46
(100/x)*x=(74743.17/21041.46)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=3.552185542258*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.552185542258) to get x
100/3.552185542258=x
28.151682621971=x
x=28.151682621971

now we have:
21041.46 is 28.151682621971% of 74743.17