56.42 is what percent of 66.82 - 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 66.82 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 66.82, so we can write it down as 100%=66.82.
4. We know, that x% equals 56.42 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=56.42.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=66.82
2) x%=56.42
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%=66.82/56.42
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 56.42 is what percent of 66.82

100%/x%=66.82/56.42
(100/x)*x=(66.82/56.42)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.184331797235*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.184331797235) to get x
100/1.184331797235=x
84.43579766537=x
x=84.43579766537

now we have:
56.42 is 84.43579766537% of 66.82