0.86 is what percent of 2.2 - 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 2.2 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 2.2, so we can write it down as 100%=2.2.
4. We know, that x% equals 0.86 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=0.86.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=2.2
2) x%=0.86
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%=2.2/0.86
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 0.86 is what percent of 2.2

100%/x%=2.2/0.86
(100/x)*x=(2.2/0.86)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.5581395348837*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.5581395348837) to get x
100/2.5581395348837=x
39.090909090909=x
x=39.090909090909

now we have:
0.86 is 39.090909090909% of 2.2