23.5 is what percent of 45.438 - 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 45.438 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 45.438, so we can write it down as 100%=45.438.
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%=45.438
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%=45.438/23.5
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 45.438

100%/x%=45.438/23.5
(100/x)*x=(45.438/23.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.9335319148936*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.9335319148936) to get x
100/1.9335319148936=x
51.718825652538=x
x=51.718825652538

now we have:
23.5 is 51.718825652538% of 45.438