1.97 is what percent of 8.47 - 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 8.47 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 8.47, so we can write it down as 100%=8.47.
4. We know, that x% equals 1.97 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=1.97.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=8.47
2) x%=1.97
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%=8.47/1.97
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 1.97 is what percent of 8.47

100%/x%=8.47/1.97
(100/x)*x=(8.47/1.97)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=4.2994923857868*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.2994923857868) to get x
100/4.2994923857868=x
23.258559622196=x
x=23.258559622196

now we have:
1.97 is 23.258559622196% of 8.47