12.35 is what percent of 21.66 - 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 21.66 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 21.66, so we can write it down as 100%=21.66.
4. We know, that x% equals 12.35 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=12.35.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=21.66
2) x%=12.35
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%=21.66/12.35
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 12.35 is what percent of 21.66

100%/x%=21.66/12.35
(100/x)*x=(21.66/12.35)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.7538461538462*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.7538461538462) to get x
100/1.7538461538462=x
57.017543859649=x
x=57.017543859649

now we have:
12.35 is 57.017543859649% of 21.66