0.89 is what percent of 20.38 - 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 20.38 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 20.38, so we can write it down as 100%=20.38.
4. We know, that x% equals 0.89 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=0.89.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=20.38
2) x%=0.89
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%=20.38/0.89
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 0.89 is what percent of 20.38

100%/x%=20.38/0.89
(100/x)*x=(20.38/0.89)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=22.898876404494*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (22.898876404494) to get x
100/22.898876404494=x
4.3670264965653=x
x=4.3670264965653

now we have:
0.89 is 4.3670264965653% of 20.38