2017.33 is what percent of 22.88 - 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 22.88 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 22.88, so we can write it down as 100%=22.88.
4. We know, that x% equals 2017.33 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=2017.33.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=22.88
2) x%=2017.33
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%=22.88/2017.33
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 2017.33 is what percent of 22.88

100%/x%=22.88/2017.33
(100/x)*x=(22.88/2017.33)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.01134172396187*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.01134172396187) to get x
100/0.01134172396187=x
8817.0017482517=x
x=8817.0017482517

now we have:
2017.33 is 8817.0017482517% of 22.88