1.61 is what percent of 9.5 - 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 9.5 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 9.5, so we can write it down as 100%=9.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 1.61 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=1.61.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=9.5
2) x%=1.61
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%=9.5/1.61
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 1.61 is what percent of 9.5

100%/x%=9.5/1.61
(100/x)*x=(9.5/1.61)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.9006211180124*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.9006211180124) to get x
100/5.9006211180124=x
16.947368421053=x
x=16.947368421053

now we have:
1.61 is 16.947368421053% of 9.5