9.85 is what percent of 21980 - 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 21980 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 21980, so we can write it down as 100%=21980.
4. We know, that x% equals 9.85 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=9.85.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=21980
2) x%=9.85
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%=21980/9.85
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 9.85 is what percent of 21980

100%/x%=21980/9.85
(100/x)*x=(21980/9.85)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2231.4720812183*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2231.4720812183) to get x
100/2231.4720812183=x
0.044813466787989=x
x=0.044813466787989

now we have:
9.85 is 0.044813466787989% of 21980