58.21 is what percent of 321.79 - 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 321.79 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 321.79, so we can write it down as 100%=321.79.
4. We know, that x% equals 58.21 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=58.21.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=321.79
2) x%=58.21
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%=321.79/58.21
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 58.21 is what percent of 321.79

100%/x%=321.79/58.21
(100/x)*x=(321.79/58.21)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.5280879573956*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.5280879573956) to get x
100/5.5280879573956=x
18.089437210603=x
x=18.089437210603

now we have:
58.21 is 18.089437210603% of 321.79