41.98 is what percent of 58.81 - 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 58.81 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 58.81, so we can write it down as 100%=58.81.
4. We know, that x% equals 41.98 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=41.98.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=58.81
2) x%=41.98
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%=58.81/41.98
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 41.98 is what percent of 58.81

100%/x%=58.81/41.98
(100/x)*x=(58.81/41.98)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.400905192949*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.400905192949) to get x
100/1.400905192949=x
71.38241795613=x
x=71.38241795613

now we have:
41.98 is 71.38241795613% of 58.81