What is 65.8 percent of 17.5 - 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 17.5 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 17.5 is 100%, so we can write it down as 17.5=100%.
4. We know, that x is 65.8% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=65.8%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 17.5=100%
2) x=65.8%
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:
17.5/x=100%/65.8%
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 65.8% of 17.5

17.5/x=100/65.8
(17.5/x)*x=(100/65.8)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
17.5=1.5197568389058*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.5197568389058) to get x
17.5/1.5197568389058=x
11.515=x
x=11.515

now we have:
65.8% of 17.5=11.515