17.54 is what percent of 5 - 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 5 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 5, so we can write it down as 100%=5.
4. We know, that x% equals 17.54 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=17.54.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=5
2) x%=17.54
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%=5/17.54
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 17.54 is what percent of 5

100%/x%=5/17.54
(100/x)*x=(5/17.54)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.28506271379704*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.28506271379704) to get x
100/0.28506271379704=x
350.8=x
x=350.8

now we have:
17.54 is 350.8% of 5