What is 158.4 percent of 63.36 - 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 63.36 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 63.36 is 100%, so we can write it down as 63.36=100%.
4. We know, that x is 158.4% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=158.4%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 63.36=100%
2) x=158.4%
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:
63.36/x=100%/158.4%
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 158.4% of 63.36

63.36/x=100/158.4
(63.36/x)*x=(100/158.4)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
63.36=0.63131313131313*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.63131313131313) to get x
63.36/0.63131313131313=x
100.36224=x
x=100.36224

now we have:
158.4% of 63.36=100.36224