What is 26 percent of 68.39 - 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 68.39 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 68.39 is 100%, so we can write it down as 68.39=100%.
4. We know, that x is 26% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=26%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 68.39=100%
2) x=26%
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:
68.39/x=100%/26%
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 26% of 68.39

68.39/x=100/26
(68.39/x)*x=(100/26)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
68.39=3.8461538461538*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.8461538461538) to get x
68.39/3.8461538461538=x
17.7814=x
x=17.7814

now we have:
26% of 68.39=17.7814