36.5 is what percent of 42.5 - 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 42.5 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 42.5, so we can write it down as 100%=42.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 36.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=36.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=42.5
2) x%=36.5
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%=42.5/36.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 36.5 is what percent of 42.5

100%/x%=42.5/36.5
(100/x)*x=(42.5/36.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.1643835616438*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.1643835616438) to get x
100/1.1643835616438=x
85.882352941176=x
x=85.882352941176

now we have:
36.5 is 85.882352941176% of 42.5