888.72 is what percent of 4469.59 - 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 4469.59 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 4469.59, so we can write it down as 100%=4469.59.
4. We know, that x% equals 888.72 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=888.72.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=4469.59
2) x%=888.72
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%=4469.59/888.72
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 888.72 is what percent of 4469.59

100%/x%=4469.59/888.72
(100/x)*x=(4469.59/888.72)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.0292443064182*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.0292443064182) to get x
100/5.0292443064182=x
19.883702979468=x
x=19.883702979468

now we have:
888.72 is 19.883702979468% of 4469.59