59.5 is what percent of 98.5 - 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 98.5 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 98.5, so we can write it down as 100%=98.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 59.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=59.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=98.5
2) x%=59.5
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%=98.5/59.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 59.5 is what percent of 98.5

100%/x%=98.5/59.5
(100/x)*x=(98.5/59.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.6554621848739*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.6554621848739) to get x
100/1.6554621848739=x
60.406091370558=x
x=60.406091370558

now we have:
59.5 is 60.406091370558% of 98.5