224.91 is what percent of 16704.92 - 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 16704.92 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 16704.92, so we can write it down as 100%=16704.92.
4. We know, that x% equals 224.91 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=224.91.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=16704.92
2) x%=224.91
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%=16704.92/224.91
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 224.91 is what percent of 16704.92

100%/x%=16704.92/224.91
(100/x)*x=(16704.92/224.91)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=74.273798408252*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (74.273798408252) to get x
100/74.273798408252=x
1.3463698120075=x
x=1.3463698120075

now we have:
224.91 is 1.3463698120075% of 16704.92