26.4 is what percent of 158.5 - 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 158.5 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 158.5, so we can write it down as 100%=158.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 26.4 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=26.4.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=158.5
2) x%=26.4
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%=158.5/26.4
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 26.4 is what percent of 158.5

100%/x%=158.5/26.4
(100/x)*x=(158.5/26.4)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=6.0037878787879*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (6.0037878787879) to get x
100/6.0037878787879=x
16.656151419558=x
x=16.656151419558

now we have:
26.4 is 16.656151419558% of 158.5