56.17 is what percent of 158.15 - 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 158.15 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 158.15, so we can write it down as 100%=158.15.
4. We know, that x% equals 56.17 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=56.17.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=158.15
2) x%=56.17
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%=158.15/56.17
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 56.17 is what percent of 158.15

100%/x%=158.15/56.17
(100/x)*x=(158.15/56.17)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.8155599074239*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.8155599074239) to get x
100/2.8155599074239=x
35.516914321846=x
x=35.516914321846

now we have:
56.17 is 35.516914321846% of 158.15