What is 17.98 percent of 44.95 - 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 44.95 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 44.95 is 100%, so we can write it down as 44.95=100%.
4. We know, that x is 17.98% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=17.98%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 44.95=100%
2) x=17.98%
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:
44.95/x=100%/17.98%
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 17.98% of 44.95

44.95/x=100/17.98
(44.95/x)*x=(100/17.98)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
44.95=5.5617352614016*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.5617352614016) to get x
44.95/5.5617352614016=x
8.08201=x
x=8.08201

now we have:
17.98% of 44.95=8.08201