26.6 is what percent of 36.04 - 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 36.04 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 36.04, so we can write it down as 100%=36.04.
4. We know, that x% equals 26.6 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=26.6.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=36.04
2) x%=26.6
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%=36.04/26.6
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 26.6 is what percent of 36.04

100%/x%=36.04/26.6
(100/x)*x=(36.04/26.6)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.3548872180451*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.3548872180451) to get x
100/1.3548872180451=x
73.806881243063=x
x=73.806881243063

now we have:
26.6 is 73.806881243063% of 36.04