35.6 is what percent of 40.3 - 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 40.3 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 40.3, so we can write it down as 100%=40.3.
4. We know, that x% equals 35.6 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=35.6.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=40.3
2) x%=35.6
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%=40.3/35.6
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 35.6 is what percent of 40.3

100%/x%=40.3/35.6
(100/x)*x=(40.3/35.6)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.1320224719101*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.1320224719101) to get x
100/1.1320224719101=x
88.33746898263=x
x=88.33746898263

now we have:
35.6 is 88.33746898263% of 40.3