8.3 is what percent of 16.7 - 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 16.7 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 16.7, so we can write it down as 100%=16.7.
4. We know, that x% equals 8.3 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=8.3.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=16.7
2) x%=8.3
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%=16.7/8.3
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 8.3 is what percent of 16.7

100%/x%=16.7/8.3
(100/x)*x=(16.7/8.3)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.01204819277*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.01204819277) to get x
100/2.01204819277=x
49.7005988024=x
x=49.7005988024

now we have:
8.3 is 49.7005988024% of 16.7