26.78 is what percent of 1278.82 - 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 1278.82 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 1278.82, so we can write it down as 100%=1278.82.
4. We know, that x% equals 26.78 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=26.78.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1278.82
2) x%=26.78
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%=1278.82/26.78
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 26.78 is what percent of 1278.82

100%/x%=1278.82/26.78
(100/x)*x=(1278.82/26.78)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=47.752800597461*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (47.752800597461) to get x
100/47.752800597461=x
2.0941180150451=x
x=2.0941180150451

now we have:
26.78 is 2.0941180150451% of 1278.82