39339.84 is what percent of 115500 - 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 115500 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 115500, so we can write it down as 100%=115500.
4. We know, that x% equals 39339.84 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=39339.84.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=115500
2) x%=39339.84
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%=115500/39339.84
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 39339.84 is what percent of 115500

100%/x%=115500/39339.84
(100/x)*x=(115500/39339.84)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.9359550013422*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.9359550013422) to get x
100/2.9359550013422=x
34.060467532468=x
x=34.060467532468

now we have:
39339.84 is 34.060467532468% of 115500