What is 59.4 percent of 42.29 - 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 42.29 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 42.29 is 100%, so we can write it down as 42.29=100%.
4. We know, that x is 59.4% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=59.4%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 42.29=100%
2) x=59.4%
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:
42.29/x=100%/59.4%
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 59.4% of 42.29

42.29/x=100/59.4
(42.29/x)*x=(100/59.4)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
42.29=1.6835016835017*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.6835016835017) to get x
42.29/1.6835016835017=x
25.12026=x
x=25.12026

now we have:
59.4% of 42.29=25.12026