17.17 is what percent of 21840 - 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 21840 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 21840, so we can write it down as 100%=21840.
4. We know, that x% equals 17.17 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=17.17.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=21840
2) x%=17.17
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%=21840/17.17
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 17.17 is what percent of 21840

100%/x%=21840/17.17
(100/x)*x=(21840/17.17)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1271.9860221316*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1271.9860221316) to get x
100/1271.9860221316=x
0.078617216117216=x
x=0.078617216117216

now we have:
17.17 is 0.078617216117216% of 21840