21 is what percent of 78.5 - 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 78.5 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 78.5, so we can write it down as 100%=78.5.
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%=78.5
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%=78.5/21
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 78.5

100%/x%=78.5/21
(100/x)*x=(78.5/21)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=3.7380952380952*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.7380952380952) to get x
100/3.7380952380952=x
26.751592356688=x
x=26.751592356688

now we have:
21 is 26.751592356688% of 78.5