58.46 is what percent of 71.34 - 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 71.34 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 71.34, so we can write it down as 100%=71.34.
4. We know, that x% equals 58.46 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=58.46.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=71.34
2) x%=58.46
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%=71.34/58.46
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 58.46 is what percent of 71.34

100%/x%=71.34/58.46
(100/x)*x=(71.34/58.46)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.2203215874102*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.2203215874102) to get x
100/1.2203215874102=x
81.945612559574=x
x=81.945612559574

now we have:
58.46 is 81.945612559574% of 71.34