17.3 is what percent of 16.96 - 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 16.96 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 16.96, so we can write it down as 100%=16.96.
4. We know, that x% equals 17.3 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=17.3.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=16.96
2) x%=17.3
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%=16.96/17.3
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 17.3 is what percent of 16.96

100%/x%=16.96/17.3
(100/x)*x=(16.96/17.3)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.98034682080925*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.98034682080925) to get x
100/0.98034682080925=x
102.00471698113=x
x=102.00471698113

now we have:
17.3 is 102.00471698113% of 16.96