39.85 is what percent of 72.527 - 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 72.527 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 72.527, so we can write it down as 100%=72.527.
4. We know, that x% equals 39.85 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=39.85.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=72.527
2) x%=39.85
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%=72.527/39.85
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 39.85 is what percent of 72.527

100%/x%=72.527/39.85
(100/x)*x=(72.527/39.85)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.82*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.82) to get x
100/1.82=x
54.945054945055=x
x=54.945054945055

now we have:
39.85 is 54.945054945055% of 72.527