16.17 is what percent of 21.58 - 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 21.58 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 21.58, so we can write it down as 100%=21.58.
4. We know, that x% equals 16.17 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=16.17.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=21.58
2) x%=16.17
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%=21.58/16.17
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 16.17 is what percent of 21.58

100%/x%=21.58/16.17
(100/x)*x=(21.58/16.17)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.334570191713*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.334570191713) to get x
100/1.334570191713=x
74.930491195551=x
x=74.930491195551

now we have:
16.17 is 74.930491195551% of 21.58