17 is what percent of 15.1 - 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 15.1 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 15.1, so we can write it down as 100%=15.1.
4. We know, that x% equals 17 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=17.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=15.1
2) x%=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%=15.1/17
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 17 is what percent of 15.1

100%/x%=15.1/17
(100/x)*x=(15.1/17)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.88823529411765*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.88823529411765) to get x
100/0.88823529411765=x
112.58278145695=x
x=112.58278145695

now we have:
17 is 112.58278145695% of 15.1