273.4 is what percent of 2.357 - 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 2.357 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 2.357, so we can write it down as 100%=2.357.
4. We know, that x% equals 273.4 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=273.4.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=2.357
2) x%=273.4
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%=2.357/273.4
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 273.4 is what percent of 2.357

100%/x%=2.357/273.4
(100/x)*x=(2.357/273.4)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.0086210680321873*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.0086210680321873) to get x
100/0.0086210680321873=x
11599.490878235=x
x=11599.490878235

now we have:
273.4 is 11599.490878235% of 2.357