1.17 is what percent of 3.99 - 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 3.99 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 3.99, so we can write it down as 100%=3.99.
4. We know, that x% equals 1.17 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=1.17.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=3.99
2) x%=1.17
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%=3.99/1.17
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 1.17 is what percent of 3.99

100%/x%=3.99/1.17
(100/x)*x=(3.99/1.17)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=3.4102564102564*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.4102564102564) to get x
100/3.4102564102564=x
29.323308270677=x
x=29.323308270677

now we have:
1.17 is 29.323308270677% of 3.99