What is 17.17 percent of 72.35 - 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 72.35 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 72.35 is 100%, so we can write it down as 72.35=100%.
4. We know, that x is 17.17% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=17.17%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 72.35=100%
2) x=17.17%
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:
72.35/x=100%/17.17%
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for what is 17.17% of 72.35

72.35/x=100/17.17
(72.35/x)*x=(100/17.17)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
72.35=5.824111822947*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.824111822947) to get x
72.35/5.824111822947=x
12.422495=x
x=12.422495

now we have:
17.17% of 72.35=12.422495