39.83 is what percent of 40.98 - 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 40.98 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 40.98, so we can write it down as 100%=40.98.
4. We know, that x% equals 39.83 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=39.83.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=40.98
2) x%=39.83
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%=40.98/39.83
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 39.83 is what percent of 40.98

100%/x%=40.98/39.83
(100/x)*x=(40.98/39.83)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.0288727090133*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.0288727090133) to get x
100/1.0288727090133=x
97.193753050268=x
x=97.193753050268

now we have:
39.83 is 97.193753050268% of 40.98