64.01 is what percent of 2564.67 - 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 2564.67 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 2564.67, so we can write it down as 100%=2564.67.
4. We know, that x% equals 64.01 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=64.01.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=2564.67
2) x%=64.01
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%=2564.67/64.01
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 64.01 is what percent of 2564.67

100%/x%=2564.67/64.01
(100/x)*x=(2564.67/64.01)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=40.066708326824*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (40.066708326824) to get x
100/40.066708326824=x
2.4958376711234=x
x=2.4958376711234

now we have:
64.01 is 2.4958376711234% of 2564.67