58.6 is what percent of 158.5 - 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 158.5 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 158.5, so we can write it down as 100%=158.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 58.6 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=58.6.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=158.5
2) x%=58.6
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%=158.5/58.6
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 58.6 is what percent of 158.5

100%/x%=158.5/58.6
(100/x)*x=(158.5/58.6)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.7047781569966*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.7047781569966) to get x
100/2.7047781569966=x
36.971608832808=x
x=36.971608832808

now we have:
58.6 is 36.971608832808% of 158.5