21 is what percent of 6.85 - 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 6.85 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 6.85, so we can write it down as 100%=6.85.
4. We know, that x% equals 21 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=21.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=6.85
2) x%=21
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%=6.85/21
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 21 is what percent of 6.85

100%/x%=6.85/21
(100/x)*x=(6.85/21)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.32619047619048*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.32619047619048) to get x
100/0.32619047619048=x
306.56934306569=x
x=306.56934306569

now we have:
21 is 306.56934306569% of 6.85