1.66 is what percent of 1.95 - 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 1.95 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 1.95, so we can write it down as 100%=1.95.
4. We know, that x% equals 1.66 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=1.66.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1.95
2) x%=1.66
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%=1.95/1.66
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 1.66 is what percent of 1.95

100%/x%=1.95/1.66
(100/x)*x=(1.95/1.66)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.1746987951807*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.1746987951807) to get x
100/1.1746987951807=x
85.128205128205=x
x=85.128205128205

now we have:
1.66 is 85.128205128205% of 1.95