1697.15 is what percent of 23826.42 - 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 23826.42 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 23826.42, so we can write it down as 100%=23826.42.
4. We know, that x% equals 1697.15 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=1697.15.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=23826.42
2) x%=1697.15
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%=23826.42/1697.15
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 1697.15 is what percent of 23826.42

100%/x%=23826.42/1697.15
(100/x)*x=(23826.42/1697.15)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=14.039077276611*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (14.039077276611) to get x
100/14.039077276611=x
7.1229752518423=x
x=7.1229752518423

now we have:
1697.15 is 7.1229752518423% of 23826.42