17.68 is what percent of 99.88 - 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 99.88 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 99.88, so we can write it down as 100%=99.88.
4. We know, that x% equals 17.68 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=17.68.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=99.88
2) x%=17.68
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%=99.88/17.68
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 17.68 is what percent of 99.88

100%/x%=99.88/17.68
(100/x)*x=(99.88/17.68)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.6493212669683*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.6493212669683) to get x
100/5.6493212669683=x
17.701241489788=x
x=17.701241489788

now we have:
17.68 is 17.701241489788% of 99.88