6.16 is what percent of 16.99 - 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 16.99 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 100% equals 16.99, so we can write it down as 100%=16.99.
4. We know, that x% equals 6.16 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=6.16.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=16.99
2) x%=6.16
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%=16.99/6.16
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 6.16 is what percent of 16.99

100%/x%=16.99/6.16
(100/x)*x=(16.99/6.16)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.7581168831169*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.7581168831169) to get x
100/2.7581168831169=x
36.256621542084=x
x=36.256621542084

now we have:
6.16 is 36.256621542084% of 16.99