73.9 is what percent of 73.17 - 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 73.17 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 73.17, so we can write it down as 100%=73.17.
4. We know, that x% equals 73.9 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=73.9.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=73.17
2) x%=73.9
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%=73.17/73.9
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 73.9 is what percent of 73.17

100%/x%=73.17/73.9
(100/x)*x=(73.17/73.9)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.99012178619756*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.99012178619756) to get x
100/0.99012178619756=x
100.99767664343=x
x=100.99767664343

now we have:
73.9 is 100.99767664343% of 73.17