55.4 is what percent of 210.6 - 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 210.6 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 210.6, so we can write it down as 100%=210.6.
4. We know, that x% equals 55.4 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=55.4.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=210.6
2) x%=55.4
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%=210.6/55.4
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 55.4 is what percent of 210.6

100%/x%=210.6/55.4
(100/x)*x=(210.6/55.4)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=3.8014440433213*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.8014440433213) to get x
100/3.8014440433213=x
26.30579297246=x
x=26.30579297246

now we have:
55.4 is 26.30579297246% of 210.6