57.55 is what percent of 272.75 - 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 272.75 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 272.75, so we can write it down as 100%=272.75.
4. We know, that x% equals 57.55 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=57.55.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=272.75
2) x%=57.55
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%=272.75/57.55
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 57.55 is what percent of 272.75

100%/x%=272.75/57.55
(100/x)*x=(272.75/57.55)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=4.7393570807993*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.7393570807993) to get x
100/4.7393570807993=x
21.099908340972=x
x=21.099908340972

now we have:
57.55 is 21.099908340972% of 272.75