6.72 is what percent of 7.86 - 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 7.86 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 7.86, so we can write it down as 100%=7.86.
4. We know, that x% equals 6.72 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=6.72.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=7.86
2) x%=6.72
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%=7.86/6.72
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 6.72 is what percent of 7.86

100%/x%=7.86/6.72
(100/x)*x=(7.86/6.72)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.1696428571429*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.1696428571429) to get x
100/1.1696428571429=x
85.496183206107=x
x=85.496183206107

now we have:
6.72 is 85.496183206107% of 7.86