What is 0.128 percent of 1600000 - 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 1600000 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 1600000 is 100%, so we can write it down as 1600000=100%.
4. We know, that x is 0.128% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=0.128%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 1600000=100%
2) x=0.128%
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:
1600000/x=100%/0.128%
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for what is 0.128% of 1600000

1600000/x=100/0.128
(1600000/x)*x=(100/0.128)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
1600000=781.25*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (781.25) to get x
1600000/781.25=x
2048=x
x=2048

now we have:
0.128% of 1600000=2048