7.25 is what percent of 16.99 - 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 16.99 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 16.99, so we can write it down as 100%=16.99.
4. We know, that x% equals 7.25 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=7.25.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=16.99
2) x%=7.25
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%=16.99/7.25
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 7.25 is what percent of 16.99

100%/x%=16.99/7.25
(100/x)*x=(16.99/7.25)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.3434482758621*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.3434482758621) to get x
100/2.3434482758621=x
42.672160094173=x
x=42.672160094173

now we have:
7.25 is 42.672160094173% of 16.99