374.09 is what percent of 10240.43 - 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 10240.43 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 10240.43, so we can write it down as 100%=10240.43.
4. We know, that x% equals 374.09 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=374.09.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=10240.43
2) x%=374.09
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%=10240.43/374.09
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 374.09 is what percent of 10240.43

100%/x%=10240.43/374.09
(100/x)*x=(10240.43/374.09)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=27.374241492689*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (27.374241492689) to get x
100/27.374241492689=x
3.6530692558809=x
x=3.6530692558809

now we have:
374.09 is 3.6530692558809% of 10240.43