59 is what percent of 1120 - 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 1120 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 1120, so we can write it down as 100%=1120.
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%=1120
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%=1120/59
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 1120

100%/x%=1120/59
(100/x)*x=(1120/59)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=18.983050847458*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (18.983050847458) to get x
100/18.983050847458=x
5.2678571428571=x
x=5.2678571428571

now we have:
59 is 5.2678571428571% of 1120