3.75 is what percent of 17.98 - 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 17.98 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 17.98, so we can write it down as 100%=17.98.
4. We know, that x% equals 3.75 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=3.75.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=17.98
2) x%=3.75
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%=17.98/3.75
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 3.75 is what percent of 17.98

100%/x%=17.98/3.75
(100/x)*x=(17.98/3.75)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=4.7946666666667*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.7946666666667) to get x
100/4.7946666666667=x
20.856507230256=x
x=20.856507230256

now we have:
3.75 is 20.856507230256% of 17.98