What is 16.99 percent of 6440.91 - 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 6440.91 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 6440.91 is 100%, so we can write it down as 6440.91=100%.
4. We know, that x is 16.99% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=16.99%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 6440.91=100%
2) x=16.99%
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:
6440.91/x=100%/16.99%
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 16.99% of 6440.91

6440.91/x=100/16.99
(6440.91/x)*x=(100/16.99)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
6440.91=5.8858151854032*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.8858151854032) to get x
6440.91/5.8858151854032=x
1094.310609=x
x=1094.310609

now we have:
16.99% of 6440.91=1094.310609