65.8 is what percent of 120.08 - 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 120.08 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 120.08, so we can write it down as 100%=120.08.
4. We know, that x% equals 65.8 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=65.8.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=120.08
2) x%=65.8
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%=120.08/65.8
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 65.8 is what percent of 120.08

100%/x%=120.08/65.8
(100/x)*x=(120.08/65.8)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.8249240121581*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.8249240121581) to get x
100/1.8249240121581=x
54.796802131912=x
x=54.796802131912

now we have:
65.8 is 54.796802131912% of 120.08