28.95 is what percent of 158.95 - 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 158.95 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 158.95, so we can write it down as 100%=158.95.
4. We know, that x% equals 28.95 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=28.95.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=158.95
2) x%=28.95
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%=158.95/28.95
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 28.95 is what percent of 158.95

100%/x%=158.95/28.95
(100/x)*x=(158.95/28.95)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.4905008635579*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.4905008635579) to get x
100/5.4905008635579=x
18.213274614659=x
x=18.213274614659

now we have:
28.95 is 18.213274614659% of 158.95