59 is what percent of 1.42 - 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 1.42 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 1.42, so we can write it down as 100%=1.42.
4. We know, that x% equals 59 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=59.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1.42
2) x%=59
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%=1.42/59
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 59 is what percent of 1.42

100%/x%=1.42/59
(100/x)*x=(1.42/59)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.024067796610169*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.024067796610169) to get x
100/0.024067796610169=x
4154.9295774648=x
x=4154.9295774648

now we have:
59 is 4154.9295774648% of 1.42