42.29 is what percent of 59.66 - 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 59.66 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 59.66, so we can write it down as 100%=59.66.
4. We know, that x% equals 42.29 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=42.29.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=59.66
2) x%=42.29
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%=59.66/42.29
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 42.29 is what percent of 59.66

100%/x%=59.66/42.29
(100/x)*x=(59.66/42.29)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.4107353984393*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.4107353984393) to get x
100/1.4107353984393=x
70.885015085484=x
x=70.885015085484

now we have:
42.29 is 70.885015085484% of 59.66