16.74 is what percent of 50.21 - 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 50.21 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 50.21, so we can write it down as 100%=50.21.
4. We know, that x% equals 16.74 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=16.74.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=50.21
2) x%=16.74
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%=50.21/16.74
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 16.74 is what percent of 50.21

100%/x%=50.21/16.74
(100/x)*x=(50.21/16.74)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.9994026284349*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.9994026284349) to get x
100/2.9994026284349=x
33.339972117108=x
x=33.339972117108

now we have:
16.74 is 33.339972117108% of 50.21