99 is what percent of 5900 - 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 5900 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 5900, so we can write it down as 100%=5900.
4. We know, that x% equals 99 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=99.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=5900
2) x%=99
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%=5900/99
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 99 is what percent of 5900

100%/x%=5900/99
(100/x)*x=(5900/99)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=59.59595959596*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (59.59595959596) to get x
100/59.59595959596=x
1.6779661016949=x
x=1.6779661016949

now we have:
99 is 1.6779661016949% of 5900