1.51 is what percent of 1.71 - 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 1.71 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 1.71, so we can write it down as 100%=1.71.
4. We know, that x% equals 1.51 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=1.51.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1.71
2) x%=1.51
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%=1.71/1.51
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 1.51 is what percent of 1.71

100%/x%=1.71/1.51
(100/x)*x=(1.71/1.51)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.1324503311258*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.1324503311258) to get x
100/1.1324503311258=x
88.304093567251=x
x=88.304093567251

now we have:
1.51 is 88.304093567251% of 1.71