0.47 is what percent of 27.5 - 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 27.5 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 27.5, so we can write it down as 100%=27.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 0.47 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=0.47.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=27.5
2) x%=0.47
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%=27.5/0.47
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 0.47 is what percent of 27.5

100%/x%=27.5/0.47
(100/x)*x=(27.5/0.47)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=58.510638297872*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (58.510638297872) to get x
100/58.510638297872=x
1.7090909090909=x
x=1.7090909090909

now we have:
0.47 is 1.7090909090909% of 27.5