17.2 is what percent of 78.5 - 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 78.5 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 78.5, so we can write it down as 100%=78.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 17.2 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=17.2.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=78.5
2) x%=17.2
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%=78.5/17.2
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 17.2 is what percent of 78.5

100%/x%=78.5/17.2
(100/x)*x=(78.5/17.2)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=4.5639534883721*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.5639534883721) to get x
100/4.5639534883721=x
21.910828025478=x
x=21.910828025478

now we have:
17.2 is 21.910828025478% of 78.5