What is 52.5 percent of 158.82 - 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 158.82 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 158.82 is 100%, so we can write it down as 158.82=100%.
4. We know, that x is 52.5% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=52.5%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 158.82=100%
2) x=52.5%
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:
158.82/x=100%/52.5%
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 52.5% of 158.82

158.82/x=100/52.5
(158.82/x)*x=(100/52.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
158.82=1.90476190476*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.90476190476) to get x
158.82/1.90476190476=x
83.3805=x
x=83.3805

now we have:
52.5% of 158.82=83.3805