85.75 is what percent of 95.25 - 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 95.25 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 95.25, so we can write it down as 100%=95.25.
4. We know, that x% equals 85.75 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=85.75.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=95.25
2) x%=85.75
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%=95.25/85.75
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 85.75 is what percent of 95.25

100%/x%=95.25/85.75
(100/x)*x=(95.25/85.75)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.1107871720117*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.1107871720117) to get x
100/1.1107871720117=x
90.02624671916=x
x=90.02624671916

now we have:
85.75 is 90.02624671916% of 95.25