146.8 is what percent of 1600 - 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 1600 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 1600, so we can write it down as 100%=1600.
4. We know, that x% equals 146.8 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=146.8.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1600
2) x%=146.8
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%=1600/146.8
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 146.8 is what percent of 1600

100%/x%=1600/146.8
(100/x)*x=(1600/146.8)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=10.899182561308*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (10.899182561308) to get x
100/10.899182561308=x
9.175=x
x=9.175

now we have:
146.8 is 9.175% of 1600