16.75 is what percent of 12.666667 - 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 12.666667 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 12.666667, so we can write it down as 100%=12.666667.
4. We know, that x% equals 16.75 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=16.75.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=12.666667
2) x%=16.75
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%=12.666667/16.75
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 16.75 is what percent of 12.666667

100%/x%=12.666667/16.75
(100/x)*x=(12.666667/16.75)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.75621892537313*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.75621892537313) to get x
100/0.75621892537313=x
132.23683862535=x
x=132.23683862535

now we have:
16.75 is 132.23683862535% of 12.666667