37.88 is what percent of 480 - 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 480 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 480, so we can write it down as 100%=480.
4. We know, that x% equals 37.88 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=37.88.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=480
2) x%=37.88
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%=480/37.88
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 37.88 is what percent of 480

100%/x%=480/37.88
(100/x)*x=(480/37.88)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=12.671594508976*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (12.671594508976) to get x
100/12.671594508976=x
7.8916666666667=x
x=7.8916666666667

now we have:
37.88 is 7.8916666666667% of 480