What is 58.42 percent of 65 - 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 65 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 65 is 100%, so we can write it down as 65=100%.
4. We know, that x is 58.42% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=58.42%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 65=100%
2) x=58.42%
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:
65/x=100%/58.42%
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 58.42% of 65

65/x=100/58.42
(65/x)*x=(100/58.42)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
65=1.7117425539199*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.7117425539199) to get x
65/1.7117425539199=x
37.973=x
x=37.973

now we have:
58.42% of 65=37.973