23.6 is what percent of 9878 - 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 9878 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 9878, so we can write it down as 100%=9878.
4. We know, that x% equals 23.6 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=23.6.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=9878
2) x%=23.6
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%=9878/23.6
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 23.6 is what percent of 9878

100%/x%=9878/23.6
(100/x)*x=(9878/23.6)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=418.5593220339*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (418.5593220339) to get x
100/418.5593220339=x
0.23891476007289=x
x=0.23891476007289

now we have:
23.6 is 0.23891476007289% of 9878