720.25 is what percent of 979.75 - 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 979.75 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 979.75, so we can write it down as 100%=979.75.
4. We know, that x% equals 720.25 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=720.25.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=979.75
2) x%=720.25
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%=979.75/720.25
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 720.25 is what percent of 979.75

100%/x%=979.75/720.25
(100/x)*x=(979.75/720.25)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.3602915654287*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.3602915654287) to get x
100/1.3602915654287=x
73.513651441694=x
x=73.513651441694

now we have:
720.25 is 73.513651441694% of 979.75