79.38 is what percent of 120 - 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 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, so we can write it down as 100%=120.
4. We know, that x% equals 79.38 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=79.38.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=120
2) x%=79.38
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%=120/79.38
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 79.38 is what percent of 120

100%/x%=120/79.38
(100/x)*x=(120/79.38)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.5117157974301*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.5117157974301) to get x
100/1.5117157974301=x
66.15=x
x=66.15

now we have:
79.38 is 66.15% of 120