What is 21.13 percent of 26.6 - 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 26.6 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 26.6 is 100%, so we can write it down as 26.6=100%.
4. We know, that x is 21.13% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=21.13%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 26.6=100%
2) x=21.13%
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:
26.6/x=100%/21.13%
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 21.13% of 26.6

26.6/x=100/21.13
(26.6/x)*x=(100/21.13)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
26.6=4.7326076668244*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.7326076668244) to get x
26.6/4.7326076668244=x
5.62058=x
x=5.62058

now we have:
21.13% of 26.6=5.62058