What is 0.179 percent of 0.159 - 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 0.159 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 0.159 is 100%, so we can write it down as 0.159=100%.
4. We know, that x is 0.179% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=0.179%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 0.159=100%
2) x=0.179%
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:
0.159/x=100%/0.179%
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 0.179% of 0.159

0.159/x=100/0.179
(0.159/x)*x=(100/0.179)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
0.159=558.65921787709*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (558.65921787709) to get x
0.159/558.65921787709=x
0.00028461=x
x=0.00028461

now we have:
0.179% of 0.159=0.00028461