What is 50 percent of 159.88 - 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 159.88 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 159.88 is 100%, so we can write it down as 159.88=100%.
4. We know, that x is 50% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=50%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 159.88=100%
2) x=50%
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:
159.88/x=100%/50%
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 50% of 159.88

159.88/x=100/50
(159.88/x)*x=(100/50)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
159.88=2*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2) to get x
159.88/2=x
79.94=x
x=79.94

now we have:
50% of 159.88=79.94