17.33 is what percent of 72.69 - 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 72.69 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 72.69, so we can write it down as 100%=72.69.
4. We know, that x% equals 17.33 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=17.33.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=72.69
2) x%=17.33
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%=72.69/17.33
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 17.33 is what percent of 72.69

100%/x%=72.69/17.33
(100/x)*x=(72.69/17.33)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=4.1944604731679*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.1944604731679) to get x
100/4.1944604731679=x
23.840968496354=x
x=23.840968496354

now we have:
17.33 is 23.840968496354% of 72.69