2173.45 is what percent of 3175.39 - 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 3175.39 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 3175.39, so we can write it down as 100%=3175.39.
4. We know, that x% equals 2173.45 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=2173.45.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=3175.39
2) x%=2173.45
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%=3175.39/2173.45
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 2173.45 is what percent of 3175.39

100%/x%=3175.39/2173.45
(100/x)*x=(3175.39/2173.45)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.4609905909959*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.4609905909959) to get x
100/1.4609905909959=x
68.446710482807=x
x=68.446710482807

now we have:
2173.45 is 68.446710482807% of 3175.39