38.3 is what percent of 86.5 - 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 86.5 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 86.5, so we can write it down as 100%=86.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 38.3 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=38.3.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=86.5
2) x%=38.3
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%=86.5/38.3
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 38.3 is what percent of 86.5

100%/x%=86.5/38.3
(100/x)*x=(86.5/38.3)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.2584856396867*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.2584856396867) to get x
100/2.2584856396867=x
44.277456647399=x
x=44.277456647399

now we have:
38.3 is 44.277456647399% of 86.5