79.6 is what percent of 1.99 - 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 1.99 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 1.99, so we can write it down as 100%=1.99.
4. We know, that x% equals 79.6 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=79.6.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1.99
2) x%=79.6
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%=1.99/79.6
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 79.6 is what percent of 1.99

100%/x%=1.99/79.6
(100/x)*x=(1.99/79.6)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.025*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.025) to get x
100/0.025=x
4000=x
x=4000

now we have:
79.6 is 4000% of 1.99