210.65 is what percent of 220.5 - 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 220.5 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 220.5, so we can write it down as 100%=220.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 210.65 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=210.65.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=220.5
2) x%=210.65
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%=220.5/210.65
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 210.65 is what percent of 220.5

100%/x%=220.5/210.65
(100/x)*x=(220.5/210.65)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.0467600284833*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.0467600284833) to get x
100/1.0467600284833=x
95.532879818594=x
x=95.532879818594

now we have:
210.65 is 95.532879818594% of 220.5