3.2 is what percent of 19.1 - 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 19.1 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 19.1, so we can write it down as 100%=19.1.
4. We know, that x% equals 3.2 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=3.2.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=19.1
2) x%=3.2
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%=19.1/3.2
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 3.2 is what percent of 19.1

100%/x%=19.1/3.2
(100/x)*x=(19.1/3.2)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.96875*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.96875) to get x
100/5.96875=x
16.753926701571=x
x=16.753926701571

now we have:
3.2 is 16.753926701571% of 19.1