What is 21.428571428571 percent of 2750 - 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 2750 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 2750 is 100%, so we can write it down as 2750=100%.
4. We know, that x is 21.428571428571% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=21.428571428571%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 2750=100%
2) x=21.428571428571%
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:
2750/x=100%/21.428571428571%
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 21.428571428571% of 2750

2750/x=100/21.428571428571
(2750/x)*x=(100/21.428571428571)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
2750=4.6666666666668*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.6666666666668) to get x
2750/4.6666666666668=x
589.2857142857=x
x=589.2857142857

now we have:
21.428571428571% of 2750=589.2857142857