What is 80 percent of 53.87 - 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 53.87 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 53.87 is 100%, so we can write it down as 53.87=100%.
4. We know, that x is 80% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=80%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 53.87=100%
2) x=80%
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:
53.87/x=100%/80%
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 80% of 53.87

53.87/x=100/80
(53.87/x)*x=(100/80)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
53.87=1.25*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.25) to get x
53.87/1.25=x
43.096=x
x=43.096

now we have:
80% of 53.87=43.096