23.8 is what percent of 60 - 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 60 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 60, so we can write it down as 100%=60.
4. We know, that x% equals 23.8 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=23.8.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=60
2) x%=23.8
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%=60/23.8
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 23.8 is what percent of 60

100%/x%=60/23.8
(100/x)*x=(60/23.8)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.5210084033613*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.5210084033613) to get x
100/2.5210084033613=x
39.666666666667=x
x=39.666666666667

now we have:
23.8 is 39.666666666667% of 60