What is 73.75 percent of 491.64 - 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 491.64 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 491.64 is 100%, so we can write it down as 491.64=100%.
4. We know, that x is 73.75% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=73.75%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 491.64=100%
2) x=73.75%
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:
491.64/x=100%/73.75%
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 73.75% of 491.64

491.64/x=100/73.75
(491.64/x)*x=(100/73.75)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
491.64=1.3559322033898*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.3559322033898) to get x
491.64/1.3559322033898=x
362.5845=x
x=362.5845

now we have:
73.75% of 491.64=362.5845