89 is what percent of 74 - 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 74 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 74, so we can write it down as 100%=74.
4. We know, that x% equals 89 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=89.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=74
2) x%=89
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%=74/89
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 89 is what percent of 74

100%/x%=74/89
(100/x)*x=(74/89)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.831460674157*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.831460674157) to get x
100/0.831460674157=x
120.27027027=x
x=120.27027027

now we have:
89 is 120.27027027% of 74