7.28 is what percent of 856.37 - 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 856.37 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 856.37, so we can write it down as 100%=856.37.
4. We know, that x% equals 7.28 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=7.28.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=856.37
2) x%=7.28
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%=856.37/7.28
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 7.28 is what percent of 856.37

100%/x%=856.37/7.28
(100/x)*x=(856.37/7.28)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=117.63324175824*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (117.63324175824) to get x
100/117.63324175824=x
0.85009984002242=x
x=0.85009984002242

now we have:
7.28 is 0.85009984002242% of 856.37