17.35 is what percent of 79.82 - 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 79.82 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 79.82, so we can write it down as 100%=79.82.
4. We know, that x% equals 17.35 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=17.35.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=79.82
2) x%=17.35
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%=79.82/17.35
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 17.35 is what percent of 79.82

100%/x%=79.82/17.35
(100/x)*x=(79.82/17.35)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=4.6005763688761*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.6005763688761) to get x
100/4.6005763688761=x
21.73640691556=x
x=21.73640691556

now we have:
17.35 is 21.73640691556% of 79.82