57 is what percent of 87.96 - 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 87.96 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 87.96, so we can write it down as 100%=87.96.
4. We know, that x% equals 57 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=57.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=87.96
2) x%=57
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%=87.96/57
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 57 is what percent of 87.96

100%/x%=87.96/57
(100/x)*x=(87.96/57)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.5431578947368*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.5431578947368) to get x
100/1.5431578947368=x
64.802182810368=x
x=64.802182810368

now we have:
57 is 64.802182810368% of 87.96