21.16 is what percent of 24.04 - 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 24.04 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 24.04, so we can write it down as 100%=24.04.
4. We know, that x% equals 21.16 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=21.16.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=24.04
2) x%=21.16
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%=24.04/21.16
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 21.16 is what percent of 24.04

100%/x%=24.04/21.16
(100/x)*x=(24.04/21.16)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.1361058601134*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.1361058601134) to get x
100/1.1361058601134=x
88.01996672213=x
x=88.01996672213

now we have:
21.16 is 88.01996672213% of 24.04