724.99 is what percent of 5068.87 - 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 5068.87 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 5068.87, so we can write it down as 100%=5068.87.
4. We know, that x% equals 724.99 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=724.99.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=5068.87
2) x%=724.99
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%=5068.87/724.99
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 724.99 is what percent of 5068.87

100%/x%=5068.87/724.99
(100/x)*x=(5068.87/724.99)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=6.9916412640174*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (6.9916412640174) to get x
100/6.9916412640174=x
14.302793324745=x
x=14.302793324745

now we have:
724.99 is 14.302793324745% of 5068.87