0.46 is what percent of 2.85 - 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 2.85 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 2.85, so we can write it down as 100%=2.85.
4. We know, that x% equals 0.46 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=0.46.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=2.85
2) x%=0.46
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%=2.85/0.46
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 0.46 is what percent of 2.85

100%/x%=2.85/0.46
(100/x)*x=(2.85/0.46)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=6.195652173913*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (6.195652173913) to get x
100/6.195652173913=x
16.140350877193=x
x=16.140350877193

now we have:
0.46 is 16.140350877193% of 2.85