40.74 is what percent of 60 - 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 60 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 60, so we can write it down as 100%=60.
4. We know, that x% equals 40.74 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=40.74.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=60
2) x%=40.74
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%=60/40.74
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 40.74 is what percent of 60

100%/x%=60/40.74
(100/x)*x=(60/40.74)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.4727540500736*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.4727540500736) to get x
100/1.4727540500736=x
67.9=x
x=67.9

now we have:
40.74 is 67.9% of 60