8.65 is what percent of 51.432 - 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 51.432 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 51.432, so we can write it down as 100%=51.432.
4. We know, that x% equals 8.65 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=8.65.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=51.432
2) x%=8.65
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%=51.432/8.65
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 8.65 is what percent of 51.432

100%/x%=51.432/8.65
(100/x)*x=(51.432/8.65)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.9458959537572*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.9458959537572) to get x
100/5.9458959537572=x
16.818323222896=x
x=16.818323222896

now we have:
8.65 is 16.818323222896% of 51.432