38.62 is what percent of 342.45 - 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 342.45 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 342.45, so we can write it down as 100%=342.45.
4. We know, that x% equals 38.62 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=38.62.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=342.45
2) x%=38.62
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%=342.45/38.62
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 38.62 is what percent of 342.45

100%/x%=342.45/38.62
(100/x)*x=(342.45/38.62)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=8.8671672708441*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (8.8671672708441) to get x
100/8.8671672708441=x
11.277558767703=x
x=11.277558767703

now we have:
38.62 is 11.277558767703% of 342.45