What is 36.3 percent of 158.5 - 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 158.5 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 158.5 is 100%, so we can write it down as 158.5=100%.
4. We know, that x is 36.3% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=36.3%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 158.5=100%
2) x=36.3%
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:
158.5/x=100%/36.3%
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 36.3% of 158.5

158.5/x=100/36.3
(158.5/x)*x=(100/36.3)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
158.5=2.7548209366391*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.7548209366391) to get x
158.5/2.7548209366391=x
57.5355=x
x=57.5355

now we have:
36.3% of 158.5=57.5355