0.17 is what percent of 5.85 - 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 5.85 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 5.85, so we can write it down as 100%=5.85.
4. We know, that x% equals 0.17 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=0.17.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=5.85
2) x%=0.17
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%=5.85/0.17
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 0.17 is what percent of 5.85

100%/x%=5.85/0.17
(100/x)*x=(5.85/0.17)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=34.411764705882*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (34.411764705882) to get x
100/34.411764705882=x
2.9059829059829=x
x=2.9059829059829

now we have:
0.17 is 2.9059829059829% of 5.85