8.99 is what percent of 17.99 - 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 17.99 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 17.99, so we can write it down as 100%=17.99.
4. We know, that x% equals 8.99 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=8.99.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=17.99
2) x%=8.99
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%=17.99/8.99
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 8.99 is what percent of 17.99

100%/x%=17.99/8.99
(100/x)*x=(17.99/8.99)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.0011123470523*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.0011123470523) to get x
100/2.0011123470523=x
49.972206781545=x
x=49.972206781545

now we have:
8.99 is 49.972206781545% of 17.99