What is 2020 percent of 59.99 - 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 59.99 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 59.99 is 100%, so we can write it down as 59.99=100%.
4. We know, that x is 2020% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=2020%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 59.99=100%
2) x=2020%
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:
59.99/x=100%/2020%
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 2020% of 59.99

59.99/x=100/2020
(59.99/x)*x=(100/2020)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
59.99=0.04950495049505*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.04950495049505) to get x
59.99/0.04950495049505=x
1211.798=x
x=1211.798

now we have:
2020% of 59.99=1211.798