12.99 is what percent of 17.88 - 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 17.88 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 17.88, so we can write it down as 100%=17.88.
4. We know, that x% equals 12.99 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=12.99.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=17.88
2) x%=12.99
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%=17.88/12.99
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 12.99 is what percent of 17.88

100%/x%=17.88/12.99
(100/x)*x=(17.88/12.99)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.3764434180139*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.3764434180139) to get x
100/1.3764434180139=x
72.651006711409=x
x=72.651006711409

now we have:
12.99 is 72.651006711409% of 17.88