636.38 is what percent of 25725.37 - 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 25725.37 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 25725.37, so we can write it down as 100%=25725.37.
4. We know, that x% equals 636.38 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=636.38.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=25725.37
2) x%=636.38
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%=25725.37/636.38
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 636.38 is what percent of 25725.37

100%/x%=25725.37/636.38
(100/x)*x=(25725.37/636.38)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=40.42454194035*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (40.42454194035) to get x
100/40.42454194035=x
2.4737447896765=x
x=2.4737447896765

now we have:
636.38 is 2.4737447896765% of 25725.37