5388.1 is what percent of 21013.6 - 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 21013.6 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 21013.6, so we can write it down as 100%=21013.6.
4. We know, that x% equals 5388.1 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5388.1.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=21013.6
2) x%=5388.1
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%=21013.6/5388.1
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5388.1 is what percent of 21013.6

100%/x%=21013.6/5388.1
(100/x)*x=(21013.6/5388.1)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=3.9000018559418*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.9000018559418) to get x
100/3.9000018559418=x
25.641013438916=x
x=25.641013438916

now we have:
5388.1 is 25.641013438916% of 21013.6