3.6 is what percent of 20.01 - 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 20.01 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 20.01, so we can write it down as 100%=20.01.
4. We know, that x% equals 3.6 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=3.6.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=20.01
2) x%=3.6
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%=20.01/3.6
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 3.6 is what percent of 20.01

100%/x%=20.01/3.6
(100/x)*x=(20.01/3.6)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.5583333333333*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.5583333333333) to get x
100/5.5583333333333=x
17.991004497751=x
x=17.991004497751

now we have:
3.6 is 17.991004497751% of 20.01