2.34 is what percent of 39.8 - 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 39.8 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 39.8, so we can write it down as 100%=39.8.
4. We know, that x% equals 2.34 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=2.34.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=39.8
2) x%=2.34
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%=39.8/2.34
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 2.34 is what percent of 39.8

100%/x%=39.8/2.34
(100/x)*x=(39.8/2.34)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=17.008547008547*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (17.008547008547) to get x
100/17.008547008547=x
5.8793969849246=x
x=5.8793969849246

now we have:
2.34 is 5.8793969849246% of 39.8