58 is what percent of 37.14 - 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 37.14 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 37.14, so we can write it down as 100%=37.14.
4. We know, that x% equals 58 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=58.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=37.14
2) x%=58
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%=37.14/58
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 58 is what percent of 37.14

100%/x%=37.14/58
(100/x)*x=(37.14/58)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.64034482758621*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.64034482758621) to get x
100/0.64034482758621=x
156.16585891222=x
x=156.16585891222

now we have:
58 is 156.16585891222% of 37.14