What is 7.25 percent of 999.99 - 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 999.99 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 999.99 is 100%, so we can write it down as 999.99=100%.
4. We know, that x is 7.25% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=7.25%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 999.99=100%
2) x=7.25%
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:
999.99/x=100%/7.25%
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for what is 7.25% of 999.99

999.99/x=100/7.25
(999.99/x)*x=(100/7.25)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
999.99=13.793103448276*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (13.793103448276) to get x
999.99/13.793103448276=x
72.499275=x
x=72.499275

now we have:
7.25% of 999.99=72.499275