What is 21.44 percent of 66 - 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 66 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 66 is 100%, so we can write it down as 66=100%.
4. We know, that x is 21.44% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=21.44%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 66=100%
2) x=21.44%
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:
66/x=100%/21.44%
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 21.44% of 66

66/x=100/21.44
(66/x)*x=(100/21.44)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
66=4.6641791044776*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.6641791044776) to get x
66/4.6641791044776=x
14.1504=x
x=14.1504

now we have:
21.44% of 66=14.1504