31 is what percent of 2900 - 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 2900 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 2900, so we can write it down as 100%=2900.
4. We know, that x% equals 31 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=31.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=2900
2) x%=31
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%=2900/31
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 31 is what percent of 2900

100%/x%=2900/31
(100/x)*x=(2900/31)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=93.548387096774*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (93.548387096774) to get x
100/93.548387096774=x
1.0689655172414=x
x=1.0689655172414

now we have:
31 is 1.0689655172414% of 2900