32691.59 is what percent of 40741.16 - 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 40741.16 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 40741.16, so we can write it down as 100%=40741.16.
4. We know, that x% equals 32691.59 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=32691.59.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=40741.16
2) x%=32691.59
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%=40741.16/32691.59
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 32691.59 is what percent of 40741.16

100%/x%=40741.16/32691.59
(100/x)*x=(40741.16/32691.59)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.2462275466*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.2462275466) to get x
100/1.2462275466=x
80.2421678715=x
x=80.2421678715

now we have:
32691.59 is 80.2421678715% of 40741.16