171.8 is what percent of 10 - 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 10 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 10, so we can write it down as 100%=10.
4. We know, that x% equals 171.8 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=171.8.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=10
2) x%=171.8
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%=10/171.8
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 171.8 is what percent of 10

100%/x%=10/171.8
(100/x)*x=(10/171.8)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.058207217694994*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.058207217694994) to get x
100/0.058207217694994=x
1718=x
x=1718

now we have:
171.8 is 1718% of 10