What is 79 percent of 63.65 - 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 63.65 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 63.65 is 100%, so we can write it down as 63.65=100%.
4. We know, that x is 79% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=79%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 63.65=100%
2) x=79%
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:
63.65/x=100%/79%
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 79% of 63.65

63.65/x=100/79
(63.65/x)*x=(100/79)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
63.65=1.2658227848101*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.2658227848101) to get x
63.65/1.2658227848101=x
50.2835=x
x=50.2835

now we have:
79% of 63.65=50.2835