5850.72 is what percent of 1170 - 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 1170 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 1170, so we can write it down as 100%=1170.
4. We know, that x% equals 5850.72 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5850.72.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1170
2) x%=5850.72
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%=1170/5850.72
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5850.72 is what percent of 1170

100%/x%=1170/5850.72
(100/x)*x=(1170/5850.72)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.1999753876446*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.1999753876446) to get x
100/0.1999753876446=x
500.06153846154=x
x=500.06153846154

now we have:
5850.72 is 500.06153846154% of 1170