59.85 is what percent of 80 - 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 80 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 80, so we can write it down as 100%=80.
4. We know, that x% equals 59.85 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=59.85.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=80
2) x%=59.85
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%=80/59.85
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 59.85 is what percent of 80

100%/x%=80/59.85
(100/x)*x=(80/59.85)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.3366750208855*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.3366750208855) to get x
100/1.3366750208855=x
74.8125=x
x=74.8125

now we have:
59.85 is 74.8125% of 80