123.5 is what percent of 79.04 - 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 79.04 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 79.04, so we can write it down as 100%=79.04.
4. We know, that x% equals 123.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=123.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=79.04
2) x%=123.5
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%=79.04/123.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 123.5 is what percent of 79.04

100%/x%=79.04/123.5
(100/x)*x=(79.04/123.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.64*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.64) to get x
100/0.64=x
156.25=x
x=156.25

now we have:
123.5 is 156.25% of 79.04