6.2 is what percent of 8.56 - 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 8.56 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 8.56, so we can write it down as 100%=8.56.
4. We know, that x% equals 6.2 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=6.2.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=8.56
2) x%=6.2
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%=8.56/6.2
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 6.2 is what percent of 8.56

100%/x%=8.56/6.2
(100/x)*x=(8.56/6.2)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.3806451612903*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.3806451612903) to get x
100/1.3806451612903=x
72.429906542056=x
x=72.429906542056

now we have:
6.2 is 72.429906542056% of 8.56