1.29 is what percent of 1.61 - 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 1.61 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 1.61, so we can write it down as 100%=1.61.
4. We know, that x% equals 1.29 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=1.29.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1.61
2) x%=1.29
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%=1.61/1.29
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 1.29 is what percent of 1.61

100%/x%=1.61/1.29
(100/x)*x=(1.61/1.29)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.2480620155039*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.2480620155039) to get x
100/1.2480620155039=x
80.124223602484=x
x=80.124223602484

now we have:
1.29 is 80.124223602484% of 1.61