What is 28.9 percent of 59 - 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 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 is 100%, so we can write it down as 59=100%.
4. We know, that x is 28.9% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=28.9%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 59=100%
2) x=28.9%
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/x=100%/28.9%
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 28.9% of 59

59/x=100/28.9
(59/x)*x=(100/28.9)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
59=3.4602076124567*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.4602076124567) to get x
59/3.4602076124567=x
17.051=x
x=17.051

now we have:
28.9% of 59=17.051