23 is what percent of 22.989769 - 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 22.989769 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 22.989769, so we can write it down as 100%=22.989769.
4. We know, that x% equals 23 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=23.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=22.989769
2) x%=23
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%=22.989769/23
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 23 is what percent of 22.989769

100%/x%=22.989769/23
(100/x)*x=(22.989769/23)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.99955517391304*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.99955517391304) to get x
100/0.99955517391304=x
100.04450240453=x
x=100.04450240453

now we have:
23 is 100.04450240453% of 22.989769