3.56 is what percent of 21.44 - 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 21.44 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 21.44, so we can write it down as 100%=21.44.
4. We know, that x% equals 3.56 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=3.56.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=21.44
2) x%=3.56
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%=21.44/3.56
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 3.56 is what percent of 21.44

100%/x%=21.44/3.56
(100/x)*x=(21.44/3.56)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=6.0224719101124*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (6.0224719101124) to get x
100/6.0224719101124=x
16.60447761194=x
x=16.60447761194

now we have:
3.56 is 16.60447761194% of 21.44