5.84 is what percent of 21.41 - 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 21.41 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 21.41, so we can write it down as 100%=21.41.
4. We know, that x% equals 5.84 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5.84.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=21.41
2) x%=5.84
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%=21.41/5.84
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5.84 is what percent of 21.41

100%/x%=21.41/5.84
(100/x)*x=(21.41/5.84)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=3.666095890411*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.666095890411) to get x
100/3.666095890411=x
27.276973376927=x
x=27.276973376927

now we have:
5.84 is 27.276973376927% of 21.41