What is 149.5 percent of 8.5 - 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 8.5 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 8.5 is 100%, so we can write it down as 8.5=100%.
4. We know, that x is 149.5% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=149.5%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 8.5=100%
2) x=149.5%
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:
8.5/x=100%/149.5%
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 149.5% of 8.5

8.5/x=100/149.5
(8.5/x)*x=(100/149.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
8.5=0.66889632107023*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.66889632107023) to get x
8.5/0.66889632107023=x
12.7075=x
x=12.7075

now we have:
149.5% of 8.5=12.7075