16.5 is what percent of 86.5 - 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 86.5 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 86.5, so we can write it down as 100%=86.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 16.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=16.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=86.5
2) x%=16.5
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%=86.5/16.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 16.5 is what percent of 86.5

100%/x%=86.5/16.5
(100/x)*x=(86.5/16.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.2424242424242*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.2424242424242) to get x
100/5.2424242424242=x
19.075144508671=x
x=19.075144508671

now we have:
16.5 is 19.075144508671% of 86.5