What is 49.74 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 17.99 is 100%, so we can write it down as 17.99=100%.
4. We know, that x is 49.74% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=49.74%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 17.99=100%
2) x=49.74%
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:
17.99/x=100%/49.74%
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 49.74% of 17.99

17.99/x=100/49.74
(17.99/x)*x=(100/49.74)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
17.99=2.010454362686*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.010454362686) to get x
17.99/2.010454362686=x
8.948226=x
x=8.948226

now we have:
49.74% of 17.99=8.948226