What is 85.7 percent of 0.7 - 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 0.7 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 0.7 is 100%, so we can write it down as 0.7=100%.
4. We know, that x is 85.7% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=85.7%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 0.7=100%
2) x=85.7%
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:
0.7/x=100%/85.7%
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 85.7% of 0.7

0.7/x=100/85.7
(0.7/x)*x=(100/85.7)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
0.7=1.16686114352*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.16686114352) to get x
0.7/1.16686114352=x
0.5999=x
x=0.5999

now we have:
85.7% of 0.7=0.5999