18.17 is what percent of 34.99 - 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 34.99 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 34.99, so we can write it down as 100%=34.99.
4. We know, that x% equals 18.17 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=18.17.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=34.99
2) x%=18.17
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%=34.99/18.17
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 18.17 is what percent of 34.99

100%/x%=34.99/18.17
(100/x)*x=(34.99/18.17)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.925701706109*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.925701706109) to get x
100/1.925701706109=x
51.929122606459=x
x=51.929122606459

now we have:
18.17 is 51.929122606459% of 34.99