What is 17.92 percent of 31.21 - 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 31.21 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 31.21 is 100%, so we can write it down as 31.21=100%.
4. We know, that x is 17.92% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=17.92%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 31.21=100%
2) x=17.92%
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:
31.21/x=100%/17.92%
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 17.92% of 31.21

31.21/x=100/17.92
(31.21/x)*x=(100/17.92)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
31.21=5.5803571428571*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.5803571428571) to get x
31.21/5.5803571428571=x
5.592832=x
x=5.592832

now we have:
17.92% of 31.21=5.592832