30.15 is what percent of 173.5 - 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 173.5 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 173.5, so we can write it down as 100%=173.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 30.15 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=30.15.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=173.5
2) x%=30.15
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%=173.5/30.15
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 30.15 is what percent of 173.5

100%/x%=173.5/30.15
(100/x)*x=(173.5/30.15)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.7545605306799*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.7545605306799) to get x
100/5.7545605306799=x
17.377521613833=x
x=17.377521613833

now we have:
30.15 is 17.377521613833% of 173.5