17.73 is what percent of 16.31 - 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 16.31 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 16.31, so we can write it down as 100%=16.31.
4. We know, that x% equals 17.73 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=17.73.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=16.31
2) x%=17.73
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%=16.31/17.73
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 17.73 is what percent of 16.31

100%/x%=16.31/17.73
(100/x)*x=(16.31/17.73)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.91990975747321*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.91990975747321) to get x
100/0.91990975747321=x
108.70631514408=x
x=108.70631514408

now we have:
17.73 is 108.70631514408% of 16.31