36.82 is what percent of 240 - 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 240 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 240, so we can write it down as 100%=240.
4. We know, that x% equals 36.82 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=36.82.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=240
2) x%=36.82
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%=240/36.82
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 36.82 is what percent of 240

100%/x%=240/36.82
(100/x)*x=(240/36.82)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=6.5181966322651*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (6.5181966322651) to get x
100/6.5181966322651=x
15.341666666667=x
x=15.341666666667

now we have:
36.82 is 15.341666666667% of 240