23.58 is what percent of 383.72 - 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 383.72 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 383.72, so we can write it down as 100%=383.72.
4. We know, that x% equals 23.58 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=23.58.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=383.72
2) x%=23.58
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%=383.72/23.58
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 23.58 is what percent of 383.72

100%/x%=383.72/23.58
(100/x)*x=(383.72/23.58)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=16.273112807464*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (16.273112807464) to get x
100/16.273112807464=x
6.1451058063171=x
x=6.1451058063171

now we have:
23.58 is 6.1451058063171% of 383.72