59.99 is what percent of 81.58 - 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 81.58 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 81.58, so we can write it down as 100%=81.58.
4. We know, that x% equals 59.99 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=59.99.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=81.58
2) x%=59.99
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%=81.58/59.99
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 59.99 is what percent of 81.58

100%/x%=81.58/59.99
(100/x)*x=(81.58/59.99)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.3598933155526*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.3598933155526) to get x
100/1.3598933155526=x
73.535180191223=x
x=73.535180191223

now we have:
59.99 is 73.535180191223% of 81.58