What is 159 percent of 26.5 - 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 26.5 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 26.5 is 100%, so we can write it down as 26.5=100%.
4. We know, that x is 159% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=159%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 26.5=100%
2) x=159%
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:
26.5/x=100%/159%
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 159% of 26.5

26.5/x=100/159
(26.5/x)*x=(100/159)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
26.5=0.62893081761006*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.62893081761006) to get x
26.5/0.62893081761006=x
42.135=x
x=42.135

now we have:
159% of 26.5=42.135