724.9 is what percent of 850 - 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 850 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 850, so we can write it down as 100%=850.
4. We know, that x% equals 724.9 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=724.9.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=850
2) x%=724.9
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%=850/724.9
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 724.9 is what percent of 850

100%/x%=850/724.9
(100/x)*x=(850/724.9)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.172575527659*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.172575527659) to get x
100/1.172575527659=x
85.282352941176=x
x=85.282352941176

now we have:
724.9 is 85.282352941176% of 850