25 is what percent of 19.86 - 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 19.86 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 19.86, so we can write it down as 100%=19.86.
4. We know, that x% equals 25 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=25.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=19.86
2) x%=25
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%=19.86/25
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 25 is what percent of 19.86

100%/x%=19.86/25
(100/x)*x=(19.86/25)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.7944*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.7944) to get x
100/0.7944=x
125.88116817724=x
x=125.88116817724

now we have:
25 is 125.88116817724% of 19.86