17.21 is what percent of 15.87 - 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 15.87 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 15.87, so we can write it down as 100%=15.87.
4. We know, that x% equals 17.21 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=17.21.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=15.87
2) x%=17.21
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%=15.87/17.21
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 17.21 is what percent of 15.87

100%/x%=15.87/17.21
(100/x)*x=(15.87/17.21)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.92213829169088*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.92213829169088) to get x
100/0.92213829169088=x
108.44360428481=x
x=108.44360428481

now we have:
17.21 is 108.44360428481% of 15.87