38.25 is what percent of 80 - 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 80 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 80, so we can write it down as 100%=80.
4. We know, that x% equals 38.25 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=38.25.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=80
2) x%=38.25
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%=80/38.25
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 38.25 is what percent of 80

100%/x%=80/38.25
(100/x)*x=(80/38.25)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.0915032679739*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.0915032679739) to get x
100/2.0915032679739=x
47.8125=x
x=47.8125

now we have:
38.25 is 47.8125% of 80