117.83 is what percent of 23703.85 - 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 23703.85 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 23703.85, so we can write it down as 100%=23703.85.
4. We know, that x% equals 117.83 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=117.83.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=23703.85
2) x%=117.83
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%=23703.85/117.83
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 117.83 is what percent of 23703.85

100%/x%=23703.85/117.83
(100/x)*x=(23703.85/117.83)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=201.16990579649*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (201.16990579649) to get x
100/201.16990579649=x
0.4970922445088=x
x=0.4970922445088

now we have:
117.83 is 0.4970922445088% of 23703.85