0.5 is what percent of 15.8 - 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 15.8 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 15.8, so we can write it down as 100%=15.8.
4. We know, that x% equals 0.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=0.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=15.8
2) x%=0.5
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%=15.8/0.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 0.5 is what percent of 15.8

100%/x%=15.8/0.5
(100/x)*x=(15.8/0.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=31.6*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (31.6) to get x
100/31.6=x
3.1645569620253=x
x=3.1645569620253

now we have:
0.5 is 3.1645569620253% of 15.8