23.2 is what percent of 83.15 - 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 83.15 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 83.15, so we can write it down as 100%=83.15.
4. We know, that x% equals 23.2 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=23.2.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=83.15
2) x%=23.2
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%=83.15/23.2
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 23.2 is what percent of 83.15

100%/x%=83.15/23.2
(100/x)*x=(83.15/23.2)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=3.5840517241379*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.5840517241379) to get x
100/3.5840517241379=x
27.901383042694=x
x=27.901383042694

now we have:
23.2 is 27.901383042694% of 83.15