16.59 is what percent of 27.5 - 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 27.5 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 27.5, so we can write it down as 100%=27.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 16.59 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=16.59.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=27.5
2) x%=16.59
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%=27.5/16.59
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 16.59 is what percent of 27.5

100%/x%=27.5/16.59
(100/x)*x=(27.5/16.59)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.6576250753466*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.6576250753466) to get x
100/1.6576250753466=x
60.327272727273=x
x=60.327272727273

now we have:
16.59 is 60.327272727273% of 27.5