What is 20 percent of 21.42 - 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 21.42 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 21.42 is 100%, so we can write it down as 21.42=100%.
4. We know, that x is 20% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=20%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 21.42=100%
2) x=20%
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:
21.42/x=100%/20%
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 20% of 21.42

21.42/x=100/20
(21.42/x)*x=(100/20)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
21.42=5*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5) to get x
21.42/5=x
4.284=x
x=4.284

now we have:
20% of 21.42=4.284