17.12 is what percent of 33.99 - 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 33.99 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 33.99, so we can write it down as 100%=33.99.
4. We know, that x% equals 17.12 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=17.12.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=33.99
2) x%=17.12
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%=33.99/17.12
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 17.12 is what percent of 33.99

100%/x%=33.99/17.12
(100/x)*x=(33.99/17.12)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.9853971962617*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.9853971962617) to get x
100/1.9853971962617=x
50.367755222124=x
x=50.367755222124

now we have:
17.12 is 50.367755222124% of 33.99