17.94 is what percent of 39.94 - 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 39.94 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 39.94, so we can write it down as 100%=39.94.
4. We know, that x% equals 17.94 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=17.94.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=39.94
2) x%=17.94
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%=39.94/17.94
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 17.94 is what percent of 39.94

100%/x%=39.94/17.94
(100/x)*x=(39.94/17.94)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.2263099219621*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.2263099219621) to get x
100/2.2263099219621=x
44.917376064096=x
x=44.917376064096

now we have:
17.94 is 44.917376064096% of 39.94