29.6 is what percent of 23.1 - 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 23.1 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 23.1, so we can write it down as 100%=23.1.
4. We know, that x% equals 29.6 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=29.6.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=23.1
2) x%=29.6
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%=23.1/29.6
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 29.6 is what percent of 23.1

100%/x%=23.1/29.6
(100/x)*x=(23.1/29.6)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.78040540540541*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.78040540540541) to get x
100/0.78040540540541=x
128.13852813853=x
x=128.13852813853

now we have:
29.6 is 128.13852813853% of 23.1