19.31 is what percent of 23.47 - 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 23.47 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 23.47, so we can write it down as 100%=23.47.
4. We know, that x% equals 19.31 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=19.31.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=23.47
2) x%=19.31
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%=23.47/19.31
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 19.31 is what percent of 23.47

100%/x%=23.47/19.31
(100/x)*x=(23.47/19.31)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.215432418436*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.215432418436) to get x
100/1.215432418436=x
82.275244993609=x
x=82.275244993609

now we have:
19.31 is 82.275244993609% of 23.47