What is 53.96 percent of 101.96 - 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 101.96 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 101.96 is 100%, so we can write it down as 101.96=100%.
4. We know, that x is 53.96% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=53.96%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 101.96=100%
2) x=53.96%
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:
101.96/x=100%/53.96%
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 53.96% of 101.96

101.96/x=100/53.96
(101.96/x)*x=(100/53.96)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
101.96=1.8532246108228*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.8532246108228) to get x
101.96/1.8532246108228=x
55.017616=x
x=55.017616

now we have:
53.96% of 101.96=55.017616