1.71 is what percent of 117.92 - 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 117.92 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 117.92, so we can write it down as 100%=117.92.
4. We know, that x% equals 1.71 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=1.71.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=117.92
2) x%=1.71
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%=117.92/1.71
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 1.71 is what percent of 117.92

100%/x%=117.92/1.71
(100/x)*x=(117.92/1.71)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=68.959064327485*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (68.959064327485) to get x
100/68.959064327485=x
1.4501356852103=x
x=1.4501356852103

now we have:
1.71 is 1.4501356852103% of 117.92