0.95 is what percent of 17.99 - 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 17.99 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 17.99, so we can write it down as 100%=17.99.
4. We know, that x% equals 0.95 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=0.95.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=17.99
2) x%=0.95
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%=17.99/0.95
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 0.95 is what percent of 17.99

100%/x%=17.99/0.95
(100/x)*x=(17.99/0.95)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=18.936842105263*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (18.936842105263) to get x
100/18.936842105263=x
5.2807115063924=x
x=5.2807115063924

now we have:
0.95 is 5.2807115063924% of 17.99