17.49 is what percent of 39.95 - 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 39.95 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 39.95, so we can write it down as 100%=39.95.
4. We know, that x% equals 17.49 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=17.49.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=39.95
2) x%=17.49
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%=39.95/17.49
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 17.49 is what percent of 39.95

100%/x%=39.95/17.49
(100/x)*x=(39.95/17.49)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.284162378502*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.284162378502) to get x
100/2.284162378502=x
43.77972465582=x
x=43.77972465582

now we have:
17.49 is 43.77972465582% of 39.95