0.88 is what percent of 21.48 - 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 21.48 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 21.48, so we can write it down as 100%=21.48.
4. We know, that x% equals 0.88 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=0.88.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=21.48
2) x%=0.88
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%=21.48/0.88
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 0.88 is what percent of 21.48

100%/x%=21.48/0.88
(100/x)*x=(21.48/0.88)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=24.409090909091*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (24.409090909091) to get x
100/24.409090909091=x
4.096834264432=x
x=4.096834264432

now we have:
0.88 is 4.096834264432% of 21.48