16257.65 is what percent of 110259.9 - 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 110259.9 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 110259.9, so we can write it down as 100%=110259.9.
4. We know, that x% equals 16257.65 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=16257.65.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=110259.9
2) x%=16257.65
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%=110259.9/16257.65
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 16257.65 is what percent of 110259.9

100%/x%=110259.9/16257.65
(100/x)*x=(110259.9/16257.65)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=6.7820318434706*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (6.7820318434706) to get x
100/6.7820318434706=x
14.744843773666=x
x=14.744843773666

now we have:
16257.65 is 14.744843773666% of 110259.9