23.5 is what percent of 199.5 - 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 199.5 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 199.5, so we can write it down as 100%=199.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 23.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=23.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=199.5
2) x%=23.5
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%=199.5/23.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 23.5 is what percent of 199.5

100%/x%=199.5/23.5
(100/x)*x=(199.5/23.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=8.4893617021277*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (8.4893617021277) to get x
100/8.4893617021277=x
11.779448621554=x
x=11.779448621554

now we have:
23.5 is 11.779448621554% of 199.5