1.56 is what percent of 2.6137 - 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 2.6137 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 2.6137, so we can write it down as 100%=2.6137.
4. We know, that x% equals 1.56 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=1.56.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=2.6137
2) x%=1.56
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%=2.6137/1.56
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 1.56 is what percent of 2.6137

100%/x%=2.6137/1.56
(100/x)*x=(2.6137/1.56)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.6754487179487*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.6754487179487) to get x
100/1.6754487179487=x
59.685503309485=x
x=59.685503309485

now we have:
1.56 is 59.685503309485% of 2.6137