27.21 is what percent of 460 - 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 460 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 460, so we can write it down as 100%=460.
4. We know, that x% equals 27.21 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=27.21.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=460
2) x%=27.21
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%=460/27.21
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 27.21 is what percent of 460

100%/x%=460/27.21
(100/x)*x=(460/27.21)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=16.905549430356*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (16.905549430356) to get x
100/16.905549430356=x
5.9152173913043=x
x=5.9152173913043

now we have:
27.21 is 5.9152173913043% of 460