38.5 is what percent of 6.5 - 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 6.5 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 6.5, so we can write it down as 100%=6.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 38.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=38.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=6.5
2) x%=38.5
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%=6.5/38.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 38.5 is what percent of 6.5

100%/x%=6.5/38.5
(100/x)*x=(6.5/38.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.16883116883117*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.16883116883117) to get x
100/0.16883116883117=x
592.30769230769=x
x=592.30769230769

now we have:
38.5 is 592.30769230769% of 6.5