80 is what percent of 8087 - 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 8087 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 8087, so we can write it down as 100%=8087.
4. We know, that x% equals 80 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=80.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=8087
2) x%=80
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%=8087/80
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 80 is what percent of 8087

100%/x%=8087/80
(100/x)*x=(8087/80)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=101.0875*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (101.0875) to get x
100/101.0875=x
0.98924199332262=x
x=0.98924199332262

now we have:
80 is 0.98924199332262% of 8087