39 is what percent of 59.99 - 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 59.99 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 100% equals 59.99, so we can write it down as 100%=59.99.
4. We know, that x% equals 39 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=39.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=59.99
2) x%=39
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:
100%/x%=59.99/39
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 39 is what percent of 59.99

100%/x%=59.99/39
(100/x)*x=(59.99/39)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.53820512821*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.53820512821) to get x
100/1.53820512821=x
65.0108351392=x
x=65.0108351392

now we have:
39 is 65.0108351392% of 59.99