2.87 is what percent of 1.71 - 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 1.71 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 1.71, so we can write it down as 100%=1.71.
4. We know, that x% equals 2.87 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=2.87.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1.71
2) x%=2.87
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%=1.71/2.87
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 2.87 is what percent of 1.71

100%/x%=1.71/2.87
(100/x)*x=(1.71/2.87)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.59581881533101*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.59581881533101) to get x
100/0.59581881533101=x
167.83625730994=x
x=167.83625730994

now we have:
2.87 is 167.83625730994% of 1.71