938.7 is what percent of 3000 - 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 3000 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 3000, so we can write it down as 100%=3000.
4. We know, that x% equals 938.7 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=938.7.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=3000
2) x%=938.7
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%=3000/938.7
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 938.7 is what percent of 3000

100%/x%=3000/938.7
(100/x)*x=(3000/938.7)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=3.1959092361777*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.1959092361777) to get x
100/3.1959092361777=x
31.29=x
x=31.29

now we have:
938.7 is 31.29% of 3000