0.79 is what percent of 19.65 - 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 19.65 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 19.65, so we can write it down as 100%=19.65.
4. We know, that x% equals 0.79 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=0.79.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=19.65
2) x%=0.79
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%=19.65/0.79
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 0.79 is what percent of 19.65

100%/x%=19.65/0.79
(100/x)*x=(19.65/0.79)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=24.873417721519*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (24.873417721519) to get x
100/24.873417721519=x
4.0203562340967=x
x=4.0203562340967

now we have:
0.79 is 4.0203562340967% of 19.65