536.8 is what percent of 1355.9 - 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 1355.9 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 1355.9, so we can write it down as 100%=1355.9.
4. We know, that x% equals 536.8 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=536.8.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1355.9
2) x%=536.8
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%=1355.9/536.8
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 536.8 is what percent of 1355.9

100%/x%=1355.9/536.8
(100/x)*x=(1355.9/536.8)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.5258941877794*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.5258941877794) to get x
100/2.5258941877794=x
39.589940261081=x
x=39.589940261081

now we have:
536.8 is 39.589940261081% of 1355.9