22.85 is what percent of 39.95 - 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 39.95 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 39.95, so we can write it down as 100%=39.95.
4. We know, that x% equals 22.85 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=22.85.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=39.95
2) x%=22.85
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%=39.95/22.85
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 22.85 is what percent of 39.95

100%/x%=39.95/22.85
(100/x)*x=(39.95/22.85)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.7483588621444*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.7483588621444) to get x
100/1.7483588621444=x
57.196495619524=x
x=57.196495619524

now we have:
22.85 is 57.196495619524% of 39.95