38.18 is what percent of 28.75 - 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 28.75 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 28.75, so we can write it down as 100%=28.75.
4. We know, that x% equals 38.18 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=38.18.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=28.75
2) x%=38.18
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%=28.75/38.18
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 38.18 is what percent of 28.75

100%/x%=28.75/38.18
(100/x)*x=(28.75/38.18)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.75301204819277*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.75301204819277) to get x
100/0.75301204819277=x
132.8=x
x=132.8

now we have:
38.18 is 132.8% of 28.75