16.1 is what percent of 56.7 - 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 56.7 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 56.7, so we can write it down as 100%=56.7.
4. We know, that x% equals 16.1 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=16.1.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=56.7
2) x%=16.1
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%=56.7/16.1
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 16.1 is what percent of 56.7

100%/x%=56.7/16.1
(100/x)*x=(56.7/16.1)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=3.5217391304348*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.5217391304348) to get x
100/3.5217391304348=x
28.395061728395=x
x=28.395061728395

now we have:
16.1 is 28.395061728395% of 56.7