273.72 is what percent of 1218.74 - 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 1218.74 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 1218.74, so we can write it down as 100%=1218.74.
4. We know, that x% equals 273.72 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=273.72.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1218.74
2) x%=273.72
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%=1218.74/273.72
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 273.72 is what percent of 1218.74

100%/x%=1218.74/273.72
(100/x)*x=(1218.74/273.72)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=4.4525062107263*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.4525062107263) to get x
100/4.4525062107263=x
22.459261204194=x
x=22.459261204194

now we have:
273.72 is 22.459261204194% of 1218.74