What is 1.442 percent of 20 - 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 20 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 20 is 100%, so we can write it down as 20=100%.
4. We know, that x is 1.442% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=1.442%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 20=100%
2) x=1.442%
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:
20/x=100%/1.442%
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for what is 1.442% of 20

20/x=100/1.442
(20/x)*x=(100/1.442)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
20=69.348127600555*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (69.348127600555) to get x
20/69.348127600555=x
0.2884=x
x=0.2884

now we have:
1.442% of 20=0.2884