2.75 is what percent of 36.25 - 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 36.25 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 36.25, so we can write it down as 100%=36.25.
4. We know, that x% equals 2.75 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=2.75.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=36.25
2) x%=2.75
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%=36.25/2.75
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 2.75 is what percent of 36.25

100%/x%=36.25/2.75
(100/x)*x=(36.25/2.75)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=13.181818181818*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (13.181818181818) to get x
100/13.181818181818=x
7.5862068965517=x
x=7.5862068965517

now we have:
2.75 is 7.5862068965517% of 36.25