1.7 is what percent of 7.7 - 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 7.7 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 7.7, so we can write it down as 100%=7.7.
4. We know, that x% equals 1.7 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=1.7.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=7.7
2) x%=1.7
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%=7.7/1.7
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 1.7 is what percent of 7.7

100%/x%=7.7/1.7
(100/x)*x=(7.7/1.7)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=4.5294117647059*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.5294117647059) to get x
100/4.5294117647059=x
22.077922077922=x
x=22.077922077922

now we have:
1.7 is 22.077922077922% of 7.7