3.74 is what percent of 72.23 - 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 72.23 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 72.23, so we can write it down as 100%=72.23.
4. We know, that x% equals 3.74 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=3.74.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=72.23
2) x%=3.74
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%=72.23/3.74
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 3.74 is what percent of 72.23

100%/x%=72.23/3.74
(100/x)*x=(72.23/3.74)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=19.312834224599*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (19.312834224599) to get x
100/19.312834224599=x
5.1779039180396=x
x=5.1779039180396

now we have:
3.74 is 5.1779039180396% of 72.23