19.7 is what percent of 20.4 - 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 20.4 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 20.4, so we can write it down as 100%=20.4.
4. We know, that x% equals 19.7 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=19.7.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=20.4
2) x%=19.7
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%=20.4/19.7
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 19.7 is what percent of 20.4

100%/x%=20.4/19.7
(100/x)*x=(20.4/19.7)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.0355329949239*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.0355329949239) to get x
100/1.0355329949239=x
96.56862745098=x
x=96.56862745098

now we have:
19.7 is 96.56862745098% of 20.4