1.62 is what percent of 80 - 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 80 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 80, so we can write it down as 100%=80.
4. We know, that x% equals 1.62 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=1.62.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=80
2) x%=1.62
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%=80/1.62
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 1.62 is what percent of 80

100%/x%=80/1.62
(100/x)*x=(80/1.62)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=49.382716049383*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (49.382716049383) to get x
100/49.382716049383=x
2.025=x
x=2.025

now we have:
1.62 is 2.025% of 80