What is 2.86 percent of 17000 - 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 17000 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 17000 is 100%, so we can write it down as 17000=100%.
4. We know, that x is 2.86% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=2.86%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 17000=100%
2) x=2.86%
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:
17000/x=100%/2.86%
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 2.86% of 17000

17000/x=100/2.86
(17000/x)*x=(100/2.86)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
17000=34.965034965035*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (34.965034965035) to get x
17000/34.965034965035=x
486.2=x
x=486.2

now we have:
2.86% of 17000=486.2