What is 11.76 percent of 159.97 - 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 159.97 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 159.97 is 100%, so we can write it down as 159.97=100%.
4. We know, that x is 11.76% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=11.76%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 159.97=100%
2) x=11.76%
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:
159.97/x=100%/11.76%
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 11.76% of 159.97

159.97/x=100/11.76
(159.97/x)*x=(100/11.76)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
159.97=8.5034013605442*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (8.5034013605442) to get x
159.97/8.5034013605442=x
18.812472=x
x=18.812472

now we have:
11.76% of 159.97=18.812472