17.59 is what percent of 28.23 - 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 28.23 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 28.23, so we can write it down as 100%=28.23.
4. We know, that x% equals 17.59 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=17.59.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=28.23
2) x%=17.59
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%=28.23/17.59
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 17.59 is what percent of 28.23

100%/x%=28.23/17.59
(100/x)*x=(28.23/17.59)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.6048891415577*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.6048891415577) to get x
100/1.6048891415577=x
62.309599716614=x
x=62.309599716614

now we have:
17.59 is 62.309599716614% of 28.23