218.75 is what percent of 237.5 - 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 237.5 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 237.5, so we can write it down as 100%=237.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 218.75 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=218.75.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=237.5
2) x%=218.75
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%=237.5/218.75
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 218.75 is what percent of 237.5

100%/x%=237.5/218.75
(100/x)*x=(237.5/218.75)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.0857142857143*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.0857142857143) to get x
100/1.0857142857143=x
92.105263157895=x
x=92.105263157895

now we have:
218.75 is 92.105263157895% of 237.5