36.84 is what percent of 71.88 - 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 71.88 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 71.88, so we can write it down as 100%=71.88.
4. We know, that x% equals 36.84 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=36.84.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=71.88
2) x%=36.84
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%=71.88/36.84
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 36.84 is what percent of 71.88

100%/x%=71.88/36.84
(100/x)*x=(71.88/36.84)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.9511400651466*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.9511400651466) to get x
100/1.9511400651466=x
51.252086811352=x
x=51.252086811352

now we have:
36.84 is 51.252086811352% of 71.88