551.5 is what percent of 746 - 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 746 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 746, so we can write it down as 100%=746.
4. We know, that x% equals 551.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=551.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=746
2) x%=551.5
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%=746/551.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 551.5 is what percent of 746

100%/x%=746/551.5
(100/x)*x=(746/551.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.3526745240254*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.3526745240254) to get x
100/1.3526745240254=x
73.927613941019=x
x=73.927613941019

now we have:
551.5 is 73.927613941019% of 746