What is 8.887 percent of 159.99 - 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 159.99 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 159.99 is 100%, so we can write it down as 159.99=100%.
4. We know, that x is 8.887% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=8.887%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 159.99=100%
2) x=8.887%
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:
159.99/x=100%/8.887%
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 8.887% of 159.99

159.99/x=100/8.887
(159.99/x)*x=(100/8.887)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
159.99=11.252391133116*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (11.252391133116) to get x
159.99/11.252391133116=x
14.2183113=x
x=14.2183113

now we have:
8.887% of 159.99=14.2183113