What is 59.19 percent of 88.7 - 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 88.7 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 88.7 is 100%, so we can write it down as 88.7=100%.
4. We know, that x is 59.19% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=59.19%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 88.7=100%
2) x=59.19%
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:
88.7/x=100%/59.19%
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 59.19% of 88.7

88.7/x=100/59.19
(88.7/x)*x=(100/59.19)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
88.7=1.6894745734077*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.6894745734077) to get x
88.7/1.6894745734077=x
52.50153=x
x=52.50153

now we have:
59.19% of 88.7=52.50153