62840.43 is what percent of 300874.63 - 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 300874.63 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 300874.63, so we can write it down as 100%=300874.63.
4. We know, that x% equals 62840.43 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=62840.43.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=300874.63
2) x%=62840.43
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%=300874.63/62840.43
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 62840.43 is what percent of 300874.63

100%/x%=300874.63/62840.43
(100/x)*x=(300874.63/62840.43)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=4.7879148821865*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.7879148821865) to get x
100/4.7879148821865=x
20.885918497017=x
x=20.885918497017

now we have:
62840.43 is 20.885918497017% of 300874.63