1.5 is what percent of 158.496 - 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 158.496 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 158.496, so we can write it down as 100%=158.496.
4. We know, that x% equals 1.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=1.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=158.496
2) x%=1.5
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%=158.496/1.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 1.5 is what percent of 158.496

100%/x%=158.496/1.5
(100/x)*x=(158.496/1.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=105.664*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (105.664) to get x
100/105.664=x
0.94639612356148=x
x=0.94639612356148

now we have:
1.5 is 0.94639612356148% of 158.496