20 is what percent of 35.6 - 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 35.6 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 35.6, so we can write it down as 100%=35.6.
4. We know, that x% equals 20 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=20.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=35.6
2) x%=20
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%=35.6/20
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 20 is what percent of 35.6

100%/x%=35.6/20
(100/x)*x=(35.6/20)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.78*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.78) to get x
100/1.78=x
56.179775280899=x
x=56.179775280899

now we have:
20 is 56.179775280899% of 35.6