177.86 is what percent of 1015.44 - 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 1015.44 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 1015.44, so we can write it down as 100%=1015.44.
4. We know, that x% equals 177.86 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=177.86.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1015.44
2) x%=177.86
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%=1015.44/177.86
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 177.86 is what percent of 1015.44

100%/x%=1015.44/177.86
(100/x)*x=(1015.44/177.86)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.7092094906106*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.7092094906106) to get x
100/5.7092094906106=x
17.515559757347=x
x=17.515559757347

now we have:
177.86 is 17.515559757347% of 1015.44