3.6 is what percent of 8.3 - 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 8.3 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 8.3, so we can write it down as 100%=8.3.
4. We know, that x% equals 3.6 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=3.6.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=8.3
2) x%=3.6
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%=8.3/3.6
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 3.6 is what percent of 8.3

100%/x%=8.3/3.6
(100/x)*x=(8.3/3.6)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.3055555555556*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.3055555555556) to get x
100/2.3055555555556=x
43.373493975904=x
x=43.373493975904

now we have:
3.6 is 43.373493975904% of 8.3