1659.95 is what percent of 17025.21 - 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 17025.21 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 17025.21, so we can write it down as 100%=17025.21.
4. We know, that x% equals 1659.95 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=1659.95.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=17025.21
2) x%=1659.95
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%=17025.21/1659.95
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 1659.95 is what percent of 17025.21

100%/x%=17025.21/1659.95
(100/x)*x=(17025.21/1659.95)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=10.256459531914*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (10.256459531914) to get x
100/10.256459531914=x
9.7499531576997=x
x=9.7499531576997

now we have:
1659.95 is 9.7499531576997% of 17025.21