850.9 is what percent of 1001.9 - 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 1001.9 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 1001.9, so we can write it down as 100%=1001.9.
4. We know, that x% equals 850.9 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=850.9.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1001.9
2) x%=850.9
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%=1001.9/850.9
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 850.9 is what percent of 1001.9

100%/x%=1001.9/850.9
(100/x)*x=(1001.9/850.9)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.1774591608885*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.1774591608885) to get x
100/1.1774591608885=x
84.928635592374=x
x=84.928635592374

now we have:
850.9 is 84.928635592374% of 1001.9