50.22 is what percent of 79.03 - 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 79.03 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 79.03, so we can write it down as 100%=79.03.
4. We know, that x% equals 50.22 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=50.22.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=79.03
2) x%=50.22
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%=79.03/50.22
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 50.22 is what percent of 79.03

100%/x%=79.03/50.22
(100/x)*x=(79.03/50.22)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.573675826364*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.573675826364) to get x
100/1.573675826364=x
63.545489054789=x
x=63.545489054789

now we have:
50.22 is 63.545489054789% of 79.03