2.99 is what percent of 3.17 - 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 3.17 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 3.17, so we can write it down as 100%=3.17.
4. We know, that x% equals 2.99 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=2.99.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=3.17
2) x%=2.99
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%=3.17/2.99
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 2.99 is what percent of 3.17

100%/x%=3.17/2.99
(100/x)*x=(3.17/2.99)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.0602006688963*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.0602006688963) to get x
100/1.0602006688963=x
94.321766561514=x
x=94.321766561514

now we have:
2.99 is 94.321766561514% of 3.17