73.58 is what percent of 82 - 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 82 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 82, so we can write it down as 100%=82.
4. We know, that x% equals 73.58 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=73.58.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=82
2) x%=73.58
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%=82/73.58
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 73.58 is what percent of 82

100%/x%=82/73.58
(100/x)*x=(82/73.58)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.1144332699103*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.1144332699103) to get x
100/1.1144332699103=x
89.731707317073=x
x=89.731707317073

now we have:
73.58 is 89.731707317073% of 82