31.25 is what percent of 40.87 - 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 40.87 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 40.87, so we can write it down as 100%=40.87.
4. We know, that x% equals 31.25 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=31.25.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=40.87
2) x%=31.25
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%=40.87/31.25
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 31.25 is what percent of 40.87

100%/x%=40.87/31.25
(100/x)*x=(40.87/31.25)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.30784*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.30784) to get x
100/1.30784=x
76.46195253242=x
x=76.46195253242

now we have:
31.25 is 76.46195253242% of 40.87