172.38 is what percent of 21495.13 - 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 21495.13 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 21495.13, so we can write it down as 100%=21495.13.
4. We know, that x% equals 172.38 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=172.38.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=21495.13
2) x%=172.38
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%=21495.13/172.38
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 172.38 is what percent of 21495.13

100%/x%=21495.13/172.38
(100/x)*x=(21495.13/172.38)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=124.69619445411*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (124.69619445411) to get x
100/124.69619445411=x
0.80194909265494=x
x=0.80194909265494

now we have:
172.38 is 0.80194909265494% of 21495.13