0.27 is what percent of 1.51 - 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 1.51 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 100% equals 1.51, so we can write it down as 100%=1.51.
4. We know, that x% equals 0.27 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=0.27.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1.51
2) x%=0.27
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:
100%/x%=1.51/0.27
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 0.27 is what percent of 1.51

100%/x%=1.51/0.27
(100/x)*x=(1.51/0.27)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.5925925925926*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.5925925925926) to get x
100/5.5925925925926=x
17.880794701987=x
x=17.880794701987

now we have:
0.27 is 17.880794701987% of 1.51