131.95 is what percent of 56.55 - 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 56.55 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 56.55, so we can write it down as 100%=56.55.
4. We know, that x% equals 131.95 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=131.95.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=56.55
2) x%=131.95
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%=56.55/131.95
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 131.95 is what percent of 56.55

100%/x%=56.55/131.95
(100/x)*x=(56.55/131.95)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.42857142857143*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.42857142857143) to get x
100/0.42857142857143=x
233.33333333333=x
x=233.33333333333

now we have:
131.95 is 233.33333333333% of 56.55