48.5 is what percent of 640 - 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 640 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 640, so we can write it down as 100%=640.
4. We know, that x% equals 48.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=48.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=640
2) x%=48.5
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%=640/48.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 48.5 is what percent of 640

100%/x%=640/48.5
(100/x)*x=(640/48.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=13.19587628866*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (13.19587628866) to get x
100/13.19587628866=x
7.578125=x
x=7.578125

now we have:
48.5 is 7.578125% of 640