59.86 is what percent of 54.15 - 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 54.15 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 54.15, so we can write it down as 100%=54.15.
4. We know, that x% equals 59.86 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=59.86.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=54.15
2) x%=59.86
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%=54.15/59.86
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 59.86 is what percent of 54.15

100%/x%=54.15/59.86
(100/x)*x=(54.15/59.86)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.90461075843635*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.90461075843635) to get x
100/0.90461075843635=x
110.54478301016=x
x=110.54478301016

now we have:
59.86 is 110.54478301016% of 54.15