39.98 is what percent of 65 - 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 65 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 65, so we can write it down as 100%=65.
4. We know, that x% equals 39.98 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=39.98.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=65
2) x%=39.98
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%=65/39.98
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 39.98 is what percent of 65

100%/x%=65/39.98
(100/x)*x=(65/39.98)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.6258129064532*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.6258129064532) to get x
100/1.6258129064532=x
61.507692307692=x
x=61.507692307692

now we have:
39.98 is 61.507692307692% of 65