17.37 is what percent of 63.87 - 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 63.87 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 63.87, so we can write it down as 100%=63.87.
4. We know, that x% equals 17.37 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=17.37.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=63.87
2) x%=17.37
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%=63.87/17.37
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 17.37 is what percent of 63.87

100%/x%=63.87/17.37
(100/x)*x=(63.87/17.37)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=3.6770293609672*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.6770293609672) to get x
100/3.6770293609672=x
27.195866604039=x
x=27.195866604039

now we have:
17.37 is 27.195866604039% of 63.87