82.17 is what percent of 71.75 - 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 71.75 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 71.75, so we can write it down as 100%=71.75.
4. We know, that x% equals 82.17 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=82.17.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=71.75
2) x%=82.17
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%=71.75/82.17
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 82.17 is what percent of 71.75

100%/x%=71.75/82.17
(100/x)*x=(71.75/82.17)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.87318972861142*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.87318972861142) to get x
100/0.87318972861142=x
114.52264808362=x
x=114.52264808362

now we have:
82.17 is 114.52264808362% of 71.75