23.17 is what percent of 108.6 - 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 108.6 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 108.6, so we can write it down as 100%=108.6.
4. We know, that x% equals 23.17 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=23.17.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=108.6
2) x%=23.17
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%=108.6/23.17
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 23.17 is what percent of 108.6

100%/x%=108.6/23.17
(100/x)*x=(108.6/23.17)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=4.6870953819594*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.6870953819594) to get x
100/4.6870953819594=x
21.335174953959=x
x=21.335174953959

now we have:
23.17 is 21.335174953959% of 108.6