38.03 is what percent of 79.5 - 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 79.5 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 79.5, so we can write it down as 100%=79.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 38.03 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=38.03.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=79.5
2) x%=38.03
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%=79.5/38.03
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 38.03 is what percent of 79.5

100%/x%=79.5/38.03
(100/x)*x=(79.5/38.03)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.0904549040231*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.0904549040231) to get x
100/2.0904549040231=x
47.836477987421=x
x=47.836477987421

now we have:
38.03 is 47.836477987421% of 79.5