789.17 is what percent of 32400.79 - 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 32400.79 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 32400.79, so we can write it down as 100%=32400.79.
4. We know, that x% equals 789.17 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=789.17.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=32400.79
2) x%=789.17
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%=32400.79/789.17
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 789.17 is what percent of 32400.79

100%/x%=32400.79/789.17
(100/x)*x=(32400.79/789.17)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=41.0567938467*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (41.0567938467) to get x
100/41.0567938467=x
2.4356504887689=x
x=2.4356504887689

now we have:
789.17 is 2.4356504887689% of 32400.79