What is 60 percent of 68.1 - 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 68.1 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 68.1 is 100%, so we can write it down as 68.1=100%.
4. We know, that x is 60% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=60%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 68.1=100%
2) x=60%
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:
68.1/x=100%/60%
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 60% of 68.1

68.1/x=100/60
(68.1/x)*x=(100/60)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
68.1=1.6666666666667*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.6666666666667) to get x
68.1/1.6666666666667=x
40.86=x
x=40.86

now we have:
60% of 68.1=40.86