4.2 is what percent of 21.5 - 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 21.5 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 21.5, so we can write it down as 100%=21.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 4.2 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=4.2.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=21.5
2) x%=4.2
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%=21.5/4.2
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 4.2 is what percent of 21.5

100%/x%=21.5/4.2
(100/x)*x=(21.5/4.2)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.1190476190476*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.1190476190476) to get x
100/5.1190476190476=x
19.53488372093=x
x=19.53488372093

now we have:
4.2 is 19.53488372093% of 21.5