13.8 is what percent of 17.5 - 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 17.5 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 17.5, so we can write it down as 100%=17.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 13.8 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=13.8.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=17.5
2) x%=13.8
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%=17.5/13.8
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 13.8 is what percent of 17.5

100%/x%=17.5/13.8
(100/x)*x=(17.5/13.8)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.268115942029*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.268115942029) to get x
100/1.268115942029=x
78.857142857143=x
x=78.857142857143

now we have:
13.8 is 78.857142857143% of 17.5