61 is what percent of 6344 - 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 6344 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 6344, so we can write it down as 100%=6344.
4. We know, that x% equals 61 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=61.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=6344
2) x%=61
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%=6344/61
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 61 is what percent of 6344

100%/x%=6344/61
(100/x)*x=(6344/61)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=104*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (104) to get x
100/104=x
0.96153846153846=x
x=0.96153846153846

now we have:
61 is 0.96153846153846% of 6344