0.48 is what percent of 19.87 - 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 19.87 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 19.87, so we can write it down as 100%=19.87.
4. We know, that x% equals 0.48 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=0.48.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=19.87
2) x%=0.48
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%=19.87/0.48
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 0.48 is what percent of 19.87

100%/x%=19.87/0.48
(100/x)*x=(19.87/0.48)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=41.395833333333*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (41.395833333333) to get x
100/41.395833333333=x
2.4157020634122=x
x=2.4157020634122

now we have:
0.48 is 2.4157020634122% of 19.87