What is 59.1 percent of 299 - 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 299 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 299 is 100%, so we can write it down as 299=100%.
4. We know, that x is 59.1% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=59.1%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 299=100%
2) x=59.1%
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:
299/x=100%/59.1%
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 59.1% of 299

299/x=100/59.1
(299/x)*x=(100/59.1)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
299=1.6920473773266*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.6920473773266) to get x
299/1.6920473773266=x
176.709=x
x=176.709

now we have:
59.1% of 299=176.709