13 is what percent of 17.85 - 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 17.85 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 17.85, so we can write it down as 100%=17.85.
4. We know, that x% equals 13 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=13.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=17.85
2) x%=13
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%=17.85/13
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 13 is what percent of 17.85

100%/x%=17.85/13
(100/x)*x=(17.85/13)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.3730769230769*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.3730769230769) to get x
100/1.3730769230769=x
72.829131652661=x
x=72.829131652661

now we have:
13 is 72.829131652661% of 17.85