173 is what percent of 3 - 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 3 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 100% equals 3, so we can write it down as 100%=3.
4. We know, that x% equals 173 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=173.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=3
2) x%=173
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:
100%/x%=3/173
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 173 is what percent of 3

100%/x%=3/173
(100/x)*x=(3/173)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.0173410404624*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.0173410404624) to get x
100/0.0173410404624=x
5766.66666667=x
x=5766.66666667

now we have:
173 is 5766.66666667% of 3