46836.74 is what percent of 74471.37 - 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 74471.37 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 74471.37, so we can write it down as 100%=74471.37.
4. We know, that x% equals 46836.74 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=46836.74.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=74471.37
2) x%=46836.74
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%=74471.37/46836.74
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 46836.74 is what percent of 74471.37

100%/x%=74471.37/46836.74
(100/x)*x=(74471.37/46836.74)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.59002035581*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.59002035581) to get x
100/1.59002035581=x
62.892276589=x
x=62.892276589

now we have:
46836.74 is 62.892276589% of 74471.37