55.89 is what percent of 51.75 - 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 51.75 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 51.75, so we can write it down as 100%=51.75.
4. We know, that x% equals 55.89 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=55.89.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=51.75
2) x%=55.89
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%=51.75/55.89
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 55.89 is what percent of 51.75

100%/x%=51.75/55.89
(100/x)*x=(51.75/55.89)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.92592592592593*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.92592592592593) to get x
100/0.92592592592593=x
108=x
x=108

now we have:
55.89 is 108% of 51.75