713.51 is what percent of 4071.45 - 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 4071.45 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 4071.45, so we can write it down as 100%=4071.45.
4. We know, that x% equals 713.51 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=713.51.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=4071.45
2) x%=713.51
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%=4071.45/713.51
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 713.51 is what percent of 4071.45

100%/x%=4071.45/713.51
(100/x)*x=(4071.45/713.51)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.7062269624813*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.7062269624813) to get x
100/5.7062269624813=x
17.524714782203=x
x=17.524714782203

now we have:
713.51 is 17.524714782203% of 4071.45