8.75 is what percent of 17.15 - 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 17.15 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 17.15, so we can write it down as 100%=17.15.
4. We know, that x% equals 8.75 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=8.75.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=17.15
2) x%=8.75
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%=17.15/8.75
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 8.75 is what percent of 17.15

100%/x%=17.15/8.75
(100/x)*x=(17.15/8.75)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.96*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.96) to get x
100/1.96=x
51.020408163265=x
x=51.020408163265

now we have:
8.75 is 51.020408163265% of 17.15