173.18 is what percent of 700 - 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 700 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 700, so we can write it down as 100%=700.
4. We know, that x% equals 173.18 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=173.18.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=700
2) x%=173.18
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%=700/173.18
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 173.18 is what percent of 700

100%/x%=700/173.18
(100/x)*x=(700/173.18)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=4.0420371867421*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.0420371867421) to get x
100/4.0420371867421=x
24.74=x
x=24.74

now we have:
173.18 is 24.74% of 700