53.7 is what percent of 1.875 - 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 1.875 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 1.875, so we can write it down as 100%=1.875.
4. We know, that x% equals 53.7 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=53.7.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1.875
2) x%=53.7
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%=1.875/53.7
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 53.7 is what percent of 1.875

100%/x%=1.875/53.7
(100/x)*x=(1.875/53.7)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.034916201117318*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.034916201117318) to get x
100/0.034916201117318=x
2864=x
x=2864

now we have:
53.7 is 2864% of 1.875