6.4 is what percent of 74.2 - 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 74.2 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 74.2, so we can write it down as 100%=74.2.
4. We know, that x% equals 6.4 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=6.4.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=74.2
2) x%=6.4
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%=74.2/6.4
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 6.4 is what percent of 74.2

100%/x%=74.2/6.4
(100/x)*x=(74.2/6.4)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=11.59375*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (11.59375) to get x
100/11.59375=x
8.6253369272237=x
x=8.6253369272237

now we have:
6.4 is 8.6253369272237% of 74.2