3.4 is what percent of 32.5 - 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 32.5 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 32.5, so we can write it down as 100%=32.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 3.4 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=3.4.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=32.5
2) x%=3.4
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%=32.5/3.4
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 3.4 is what percent of 32.5

100%/x%=32.5/3.4
(100/x)*x=(32.5/3.4)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=9.55882352941*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (9.55882352941) to get x
100/9.55882352941=x
10.4615384615=x
x=10.4615384615

now we have:
3.4 is 10.4615384615% of 32.5