What is 16.66 percent of 12.5 - 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 12.5 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 12.5 is 100%, so we can write it down as 12.5=100%.
4. We know, that x is 16.66% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=16.66%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 12.5=100%
2) x=16.66%
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:
12.5/x=100%/16.66%
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 16.66% of 12.5

12.5/x=100/16.66
(12.5/x)*x=(100/16.66)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
12.5=6.0024009603842*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (6.0024009603842) to get x
12.5/6.0024009603842=x
2.0825=x
x=2.0825

now we have:
16.66% of 12.5=2.0825