88.79 is what percent of 7231.36 - 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 7231.36 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 7231.36, so we can write it down as 100%=7231.36.
4. We know, that x% equals 88.79 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=88.79.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=7231.36
2) x%=88.79
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%=7231.36/88.79
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 88.79 is what percent of 7231.36

100%/x%=7231.36/88.79
(100/x)*x=(7231.36/88.79)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=81.44340578894*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (81.44340578894) to get x
100/81.44340578894=x
1.2278464908399=x
x=1.2278464908399

now we have:
88.79 is 1.2278464908399% of 7231.36