21.4 is what percent of 20000 - 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 20000 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 20000, so we can write it down as 100%=20000.
4. We know, that x% equals 21.4 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=21.4.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=20000
2) x%=21.4
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%=20000/21.4
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 21.4 is what percent of 20000

100%/x%=20000/21.4
(100/x)*x=(20000/21.4)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=934.57943925234*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (934.57943925234) to get x
100/934.57943925234=x
0.107=x
x=0.107

now we have:
21.4 is 0.107% of 20000