1236.95 is what percent of 3139.95 - 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 3139.95 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 3139.95, so we can write it down as 100%=3139.95.
4. We know, that x% equals 1236.95 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=1236.95.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=3139.95
2) x%=1236.95
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%=3139.95/1236.95
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 1236.95 is what percent of 3139.95

100%/x%=3139.95/1236.95
(100/x)*x=(3139.95/1236.95)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.5384615384615*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.5384615384615) to get x
100/2.5384615384615=x
39.393939393939=x
x=39.393939393939

now we have:
1236.95 is 39.393939393939% of 3139.95