74.99 is what percent of 2089.23 - 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 2089.23 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 2089.23, so we can write it down as 100%=2089.23.
4. We know, that x% equals 74.99 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=74.99.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=2089.23
2) x%=74.99
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%=2089.23/74.99
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 74.99 is what percent of 2089.23

100%/x%=2089.23/74.99
(100/x)*x=(2089.23/74.99)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=27.860114681958*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (27.860114681958) to get x
100/27.860114681958=x
3.5893606735496=x
x=3.5893606735496

now we have:
74.99 is 3.5893606735496% of 2089.23