What is 6.35 percent of 78.99 - 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 78.99 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 78.99 is 100%, so we can write it down as 78.99=100%.
4. We know, that x is 6.35% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=6.35%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 78.99=100%
2) x=6.35%
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:
78.99/x=100%/6.35%
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 6.35% of 78.99

78.99/x=100/6.35
(78.99/x)*x=(100/6.35)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
78.99=15.748031496063*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (15.748031496063) to get x
78.99/15.748031496063=x
5.015865=x
x=5.015865

now we have:
6.35% of 78.99=5.015865