74.1 is what percent of 78.2 - 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 78.2 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 78.2, so we can write it down as 100%=78.2.
4. We know, that x% equals 74.1 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=74.1.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=78.2
2) x%=74.1
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%=78.2/74.1
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 74.1 is what percent of 78.2

100%/x%=78.2/74.1
(100/x)*x=(78.2/74.1)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.055330634278*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.055330634278) to get x
100/1.055330634278=x
94.757033248082=x
x=94.757033248082

now we have:
74.1 is 94.757033248082% of 78.2