273.75 is what percent of 374.5 - 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 374.5 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 374.5, so we can write it down as 100%=374.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 273.75 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=273.75.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=374.5
2) x%=273.75
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%=374.5/273.75
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 273.75 is what percent of 374.5

100%/x%=374.5/273.75
(100/x)*x=(374.5/273.75)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.3680365296804*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.3680365296804) to get x
100/1.3680365296804=x
73.097463284379=x
x=73.097463284379

now we have:
273.75 is 73.097463284379% of 374.5