61.2 is what percent of 79 - 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 79 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 79, so we can write it down as 100%=79.
4. We know, that x% equals 61.2 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=61.2.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=79
2) x%=61.2
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%=79/61.2
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 61.2 is what percent of 79

100%/x%=79/61.2
(100/x)*x=(79/61.2)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.2908496732026*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.2908496732026) to get x
100/1.2908496732026=x
77.46835443038=x
x=77.46835443038

now we have:
61.2 is 77.46835443038% of 79