72 is what percent of 74.5 - 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 74.5 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 74.5, so we can write it down as 100%=74.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 72 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=72.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=74.5
2) x%=72
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%=74.5/72
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 72 is what percent of 74.5

100%/x%=74.5/72
(100/x)*x=(74.5/72)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.0347222222222*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.0347222222222) to get x
100/1.0347222222222=x
96.644295302013=x
x=96.644295302013

now we have:
72 is 96.644295302013% of 74.5