What is 17.73 percent of 134.21 - 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 134.21 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 134.21 is 100%, so we can write it down as 134.21=100%.
4. We know, that x is 17.73% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=17.73%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 134.21=100%
2) x=17.73%
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:
134.21/x=100%/17.73%
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 17.73% of 134.21

134.21/x=100/17.73
(134.21/x)*x=(100/17.73)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
134.21=5.6401579244219*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.6401579244219) to get x
134.21/5.6401579244219=x
23.795433=x
x=23.795433

now we have:
17.73% of 134.21=23.795433