62.55 is what percent of 72.98 - 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 72.98 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 72.98, so we can write it down as 100%=72.98.
4. We know, that x% equals 62.55 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=62.55.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=72.98
2) x%=62.55
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%=72.98/62.55
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 62.55 is what percent of 72.98

100%/x%=72.98/62.55
(100/x)*x=(72.98/62.55)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.1667466027178*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.1667466027178) to get x
100/1.1667466027178=x
85.708413263908=x
x=85.708413263908

now we have:
62.55 is 85.708413263908% of 72.98