3.89 is what percent of 8.73 - 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 8.73 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 8.73, so we can write it down as 100%=8.73.
4. We know, that x% equals 3.89 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=3.89.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=8.73
2) x%=3.89
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%=8.73/3.89
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 3.89 is what percent of 8.73

100%/x%=8.73/3.89
(100/x)*x=(8.73/3.89)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.2442159383033*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.2442159383033) to get x
100/2.2442159383033=x
44.558991981672=x
x=44.558991981672

now we have:
3.89 is 44.558991981672% of 8.73