274.42 is what percent of 1612.84 - 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 1612.84 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 1612.84, so we can write it down as 100%=1612.84.
4. We know, that x% equals 274.42 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=274.42.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1612.84
2) x%=274.42
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%=1612.84/274.42
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 274.42 is what percent of 1612.84

100%/x%=1612.84/274.42
(100/x)*x=(1612.84/274.42)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.877268420669*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.877268420669) to get x
100/5.877268420669=x
17.014706976513=x
x=17.014706976513

now we have:
274.42 is 17.014706976513% of 1612.84