0.16 is what percent of 0.31 - 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 0.31 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 0.31, so we can write it down as 100%=0.31.
4. We know, that x% equals 0.16 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=0.16.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=0.31
2) x%=0.16
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%=0.31/0.16
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 0.16 is what percent of 0.31

100%/x%=0.31/0.16
(100/x)*x=(0.31/0.16)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.9375*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.9375) to get x
100/1.9375=x
51.612903225806=x
x=51.612903225806

now we have:
0.16 is 51.612903225806% of 0.31