1.25 is what percent of 19.87 - 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 19.87 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 100% equals 19.87, so we can write it down as 100%=19.87.
4. We know, that x% equals 1.25 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=1.25.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=19.87
2) x%=1.25
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%=19.87/1.25
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 1.25 is what percent of 19.87

100%/x%=19.87/1.25
(100/x)*x=(19.87/1.25)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=15.896*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (15.896) to get x
100/15.896=x
6.2908907901359=x
x=6.2908907901359

now we have:
1.25 is 6.2908907901359% of 19.87