1720.5 is what percent of 9620 - 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 9620 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 9620, so we can write it down as 100%=9620.
4. We know, that x% equals 1720.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=1720.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=9620
2) x%=1720.5
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%=9620/1720.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 1720.5 is what percent of 9620

100%/x%=9620/1720.5
(100/x)*x=(9620/1720.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.5913978494624*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.5913978494624) to get x
100/5.5913978494624=x
17.884615384615=x
x=17.884615384615

now we have:
1720.5 is 17.884615384615% of 9620