What is 21.49 percent of 8.74 - 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 8.74 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 8.74 is 100%, so we can write it down as 8.74=100%.
4. We know, that x is 21.49% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=21.49%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 8.74=100%
2) x=21.49%
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:
8.74/x=100%/21.49%
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 21.49% of 8.74

8.74/x=100/21.49
(8.74/x)*x=(100/21.49)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
8.74=4.6533271288972*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.6533271288972) to get x
8.74/4.6533271288972=x
1.878226=x
x=1.878226

now we have:
21.49% of 8.74=1.878226