873.37 is what percent of 1339.21 - 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 1339.21 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 1339.21, so we can write it down as 100%=1339.21.
4. We know, that x% equals 873.37 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=873.37.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1339.21
2) x%=873.37
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%=1339.21/873.37
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 873.37 is what percent of 1339.21

100%/x%=1339.21/873.37
(100/x)*x=(1339.21/873.37)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.5333821862441*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.5333821862441) to get x
100/1.5333821862441=x
65.215313505724=x
x=65.215313505724

now we have:
873.37 is 65.215313505724% of 1339.21