8.44 is what percent of 11.2533333 - 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 11.2533333 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 11.2533333, so we can write it down as 100%=11.2533333.
4. We know, that x% equals 8.44 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=8.44.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=11.2533333
2) x%=8.44
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%=11.2533333/8.44
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 8.44 is what percent of 11.2533333

100%/x%=11.2533333/8.44
(100/x)*x=(11.2533333/8.44)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.3333333293839*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.3333333293839) to get x
100/1.3333333293839=x
75.000000222156=x
x=75.000000222156

now we have:
8.44 is 75.000000222156% of 11.2533333