47.26 is what percent of 74450.41 - 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 74450.41 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 74450.41, so we can write it down as 100%=74450.41.
4. We know, that x% equals 47.26 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=47.26.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=74450.41
2) x%=47.26
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%=74450.41/47.26
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 47.26 is what percent of 74450.41

100%/x%=74450.41/47.26
(100/x)*x=(74450.41/47.26)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1575.3366483284*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1575.3366483284) to get x
100/1575.3366483284=x
0.063478495282968=x
x=0.063478495282968

now we have:
47.26 is 0.063478495282968% of 74450.41