7046.05 is what percent of 8357.45 - 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 8357.45 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 8357.45, so we can write it down as 100%=8357.45.
4. We know, that x% equals 7046.05 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=7046.05.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=8357.45
2) x%=7046.05
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%=8357.45/7046.05
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 7046.05 is what percent of 8357.45

100%/x%=8357.45/7046.05
(100/x)*x=(8357.45/7046.05)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.1861184635363*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.1861184635363) to get x
100/1.1861184635363=x
84.308610880113=x
x=84.308610880113

now we have:
7046.05 is 84.308610880113% of 8357.45