40.8 is what percent of 3.2 - 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 3.2 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 3.2, so we can write it down as 100%=3.2.
4. We know, that x% equals 40.8 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=40.8.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=3.2
2) x%=40.8
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%=3.2/40.8
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 40.8 is what percent of 3.2

100%/x%=3.2/40.8
(100/x)*x=(3.2/40.8)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.07843137254902*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.07843137254902) to get x
100/0.07843137254902=x
1275=x
x=1275

now we have:
40.8 is 1275% of 3.2