7.26 is what percent of 81.6 - 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 81.6 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 81.6, so we can write it down as 100%=81.6.
4. We know, that x% equals 7.26 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=7.26.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=81.6
2) x%=7.26
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%=81.6/7.26
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 7.26 is what percent of 81.6

100%/x%=81.6/7.26
(100/x)*x=(81.6/7.26)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=11.239669421488*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (11.239669421488) to get x
100/11.239669421488=x
8.8970588235294=x
x=8.8970588235294

now we have:
7.26 is 8.8970588235294% of 81.6