3484.12 is what percent of 20691.31 - 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 20691.31 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 20691.31, so we can write it down as 100%=20691.31.
4. We know, that x% equals 3484.12 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=3484.12.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=20691.31
2) x%=3484.12
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%=20691.31/3484.12
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 3484.12 is what percent of 20691.31

100%/x%=20691.31/3484.12
(100/x)*x=(20691.31/3484.12)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.9387478043236*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.9387478043236) to get x
100/5.9387478043236=x
16.838566528654=x
x=16.838566528654

now we have:
3484.12 is 16.838566528654% of 20691.31