291.16 is what percent of 1602.43 - 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 1602.43 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 1602.43, so we can write it down as 100%=1602.43.
4. We know, that x% equals 291.16 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=291.16.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1602.43
2) x%=291.16
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%=1602.43/291.16
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 291.16 is what percent of 1602.43

100%/x%=1602.43/291.16
(100/x)*x=(1602.43/291.16)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.5036062645968*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.5036062645968) to get x
100/5.5036062645968=x
18.169904457605=x
x=18.169904457605

now we have:
291.16 is 18.169904457605% of 1602.43