2.8 is what percent of 8.615 - 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 8.615 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 8.615, so we can write it down as 100%=8.615.
4. We know, that x% equals 2.8 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=2.8.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=8.615
2) x%=2.8
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%=8.615/2.8
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 2.8 is what percent of 8.615

100%/x%=8.615/2.8
(100/x)*x=(8.615/2.8)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=3.0767857142857*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.0767857142857) to get x
100/3.0767857142857=x
32.501450957632=x
x=32.501450957632

now we have:
2.8 is 32.501450957632% of 8.615