17.45 is what percent of 73.61 - 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 73.61 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 73.61, so we can write it down as 100%=73.61.
4. We know, that x% equals 17.45 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=17.45.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=73.61
2) x%=17.45
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%=73.61/17.45
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 17.45 is what percent of 73.61

100%/x%=73.61/17.45
(100/x)*x=(73.61/17.45)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=4.2183381088825*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.2183381088825) to get x
100/4.2183381088825=x
23.706018204048=x
x=23.706018204048

now we have:
17.45 is 23.706018204048% of 73.61