40.75 is what percent of 374.75 - 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 374.75 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 374.75, so we can write it down as 100%=374.75.
4. We know, that x% equals 40.75 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=40.75.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=374.75
2) x%=40.75
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%=374.75/40.75
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 40.75 is what percent of 374.75

100%/x%=374.75/40.75
(100/x)*x=(374.75/40.75)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=9.1963190184049*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (9.1963190184049) to get x
100/9.1963190184049=x
10.873915943963=x
x=10.873915943963

now we have:
40.75 is 10.873915943963% of 374.75