28.5 is what percent of 87.99 - 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 87.99 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 87.99, so we can write it down as 100%=87.99.
4. We know, that x% equals 28.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=28.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=87.99
2) x%=28.5
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%=87.99/28.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 28.5 is what percent of 87.99

100%/x%=87.99/28.5
(100/x)*x=(87.99/28.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=3.0873684210526*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.0873684210526) to get x
100/3.0873684210526=x
32.390044323219=x
x=32.390044323219

now we have:
28.5 is 32.390044323219% of 87.99