731.2 is what percent of 3340 - 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 3340 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 3340, so we can write it down as 100%=3340.
4. We know, that x% equals 731.2 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=731.2.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=3340
2) x%=731.2
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%=3340/731.2
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 731.2 is what percent of 3340

100%/x%=3340/731.2
(100/x)*x=(3340/731.2)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=4.5678336980306*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.5678336980306) to get x
100/4.5678336980306=x
21.892215568862=x
x=21.892215568862

now we have:
731.2 is 21.892215568862% of 3340