3.81 is what percent of 16.42872 - 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 16.42872 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 16.42872, so we can write it down as 100%=16.42872.
4. We know, that x% equals 3.81 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=3.81.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=16.42872
2) x%=3.81
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%=16.42872/3.81
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 3.81 is what percent of 16.42872

100%/x%=16.42872/3.81
(100/x)*x=(16.42872/3.81)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=4.312*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.312) to get x
100/4.312=x
23.191094619666=x
x=23.191094619666

now we have:
3.81 is 23.191094619666% of 16.42872