3.56 is what percent of 8.71 - 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 8.71 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 8.71, so we can write it down as 100%=8.71.
4. We know, that x% equals 3.56 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=3.56.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=8.71
2) x%=3.56
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%=8.71/3.56
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 3.56 is what percent of 8.71

100%/x%=8.71/3.56
(100/x)*x=(8.71/3.56)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.4466292134831*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.4466292134831) to get x
100/2.4466292134831=x
40.872560275545=x
x=40.872560275545

now we have:
3.56 is 40.872560275545% of 8.71