0.46 is what percent of 31.86 - 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 31.86 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 31.86, so we can write it down as 100%=31.86.
4. We know, that x% equals 0.46 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=0.46.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=31.86
2) x%=0.46
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%=31.86/0.46
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 0.46 is what percent of 31.86

100%/x%=31.86/0.46
(100/x)*x=(31.86/0.46)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=69.260869565217*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (69.260869565217) to get x
100/69.260869565217=x
1.443816698054=x
x=1.443816698054

now we have:
0.46 is 1.443816698054% of 31.86