1677.08 is what percent of 18700.72 - 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 18700.72 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 18700.72, so we can write it down as 100%=18700.72.
4. We know, that x% equals 1677.08 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=1677.08.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=18700.72
2) x%=1677.08
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%=18700.72/1677.08
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 1677.08 is what percent of 18700.72

100%/x%=18700.72/1677.08
(100/x)*x=(18700.72/1677.08)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=11.150762038782*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (11.150762038782) to get x
100/11.150762038782=x
8.967996954128=x
x=8.967996954128

now we have:
1677.08 is 8.967996954128% of 18700.72