38.43 is what percent of 250 - 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 250 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 250, so we can write it down as 100%=250.
4. We know, that x% equals 38.43 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=38.43.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=250
2) x%=38.43
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%=250/38.43
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 38.43 is what percent of 250

100%/x%=250/38.43
(100/x)*x=(250/38.43)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=6.5053343741868*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (6.5053343741868) to get x
100/6.5053343741868=x
15.372=x
x=15.372

now we have:
38.43 is 15.372% of 250