What is 109.99 percent of 139.99 - 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 139.99 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 139.99 is 100%, so we can write it down as 139.99=100%.
4. We know, that x is 109.99% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=109.99%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 139.99=100%
2) x=109.99%
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:
139.99/x=100%/109.99%
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for what is 109.99% of 139.99

139.99/x=100/109.99
(139.99/x)*x=(100/109.99)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
139.99=0.90917356123284*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.90917356123284) to get x
139.99/0.90917356123284=x
153.975001=x
x=153.975001

now we have:
109.99% of 139.99=153.975001