3.16 is what percent of 39.5 - 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 39.5 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 39.5, so we can write it down as 100%=39.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 3.16 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=3.16.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=39.5
2) x%=3.16
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%=39.5/3.16
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 3.16 is what percent of 39.5

100%/x%=39.5/3.16
(100/x)*x=(39.5/3.16)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=12.5*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (12.5) to get x
100/12.5=x
8=x
x=8

now we have:
3.16 is 8% of 39.5