28.77 is what percent of 6.6 - 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 6.6 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 6.6, so we can write it down as 100%=6.6.
4. We know, that x% equals 28.77 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=28.77.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=6.6
2) x%=28.77
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%=6.6/28.77
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 28.77 is what percent of 6.6

100%/x%=6.6/28.77
(100/x)*x=(6.6/28.77)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.22940563086548*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.22940563086548) to get x
100/0.22940563086548=x
435.90909090909=x
x=435.90909090909

now we have:
28.77 is 435.90909090909% of 6.6