What is 57.1 percent of 88.5 - 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 88.5 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 88.5 is 100%, so we can write it down as 88.5=100%.
4. We know, that x is 57.1% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=57.1%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 88.5=100%
2) x=57.1%
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:
88.5/x=100%/57.1%
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 57.1% of 88.5

88.5/x=100/57.1
(88.5/x)*x=(100/57.1)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
88.5=1.7513134851138*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.7513134851138) to get x
88.5/1.7513134851138=x
50.5335=x
x=50.5335

now we have:
57.1% of 88.5=50.5335