What is 36.15 percent of 48 - 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 48 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 48 is 100%, so we can write it down as 48=100%.
4. We know, that x is 36.15% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=36.15%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 48=100%
2) x=36.15%
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:
48/x=100%/36.15%
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for what is 36.15% of 48

48/x=100/36.15
(48/x)*x=(100/36.15)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
48=2.7662517289073*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.7662517289073) to get x
48/2.7662517289073=x
17.352=x
x=17.352

now we have:
36.15% of 48=17.352