23.45 is what percent of 47.89 - 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 47.89 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 47.89, so we can write it down as 100%=47.89.
4. We know, that x% equals 23.45 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=23.45.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=47.89
2) x%=23.45
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%=47.89/23.45
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 23.45 is what percent of 47.89

100%/x%=47.89/23.45
(100/x)*x=(47.89/23.45)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.0422174840085*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.0422174840085) to get x
100/2.0422174840085=x
48.966381290457=x
x=48.966381290457

now we have:
23.45 is 48.966381290457% of 47.89