43.2 is what percent of 35.5 - 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 35.5 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 35.5, so we can write it down as 100%=35.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 43.2 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=43.2.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=35.5
2) x%=43.2
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%=35.5/43.2
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 43.2 is what percent of 35.5

100%/x%=35.5/43.2
(100/x)*x=(35.5/43.2)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.82175925925926*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.82175925925926) to get x
100/0.82175925925926=x
121.69014084507=x
x=121.69014084507

now we have:
43.2 is 121.69014084507% of 35.5