What is 74.6 percent of 115 - 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 115 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 115 is 100%, so we can write it down as 115=100%.
4. We know, that x is 74.6% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=74.6%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 115=100%
2) x=74.6%
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:
115/x=100%/74.6%
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 74.6% of 115

115/x=100/74.6
(115/x)*x=(100/74.6)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
115=1.3404825737265*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.3404825737265) to get x
115/1.3404825737265=x
85.79=x
x=85.79

now we have:
74.6% of 115=85.79