What is 21.75 percent of 17.342 - 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 17.342 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 17.342 is 100%, so we can write it down as 17.342=100%.
4. We know, that x is 21.75% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=21.75%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 17.342=100%
2) x=21.75%
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:
17.342/x=100%/21.75%
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 21.75% of 17.342

17.342/x=100/21.75
(17.342/x)*x=(100/21.75)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
17.342=4.5977011494253*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.5977011494253) to get x
17.342/4.5977011494253=x
3.771885=x
x=3.771885

now we have:
21.75% of 17.342=3.771885