26.25 is what percent of 36.75 - 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 36.75 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 36.75, so we can write it down as 100%=36.75.
4. We know, that x% equals 26.25 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=26.25.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=36.75
2) x%=26.25
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:
100%/x%=36.75/26.25
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 26.25 is what percent of 36.75

100%/x%=36.75/26.25
(100/x)*x=(36.75/26.25)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.4*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.4) to get x
100/1.4=x
71.428571428571=x
x=71.428571428571

now we have:
26.25 is 71.428571428571% of 36.75