What is 5.4 percent of 16.997 - 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 16.997 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 16.997 is 100%, so we can write it down as 16.997=100%.
4. We know, that x is 5.4% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=5.4%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 16.997=100%
2) x=5.4%
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:
16.997/x=100%/5.4%
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 5.4% of 16.997

16.997/x=100/5.4
(16.997/x)*x=(100/5.4)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
16.997=18.518518518519*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (18.518518518519) to get x
16.997/18.518518518519=x
0.917838=x
x=0.917838

now we have:
5.4% of 16.997=0.917838