What is 4.15 percent of 21550 - 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 21550 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 21550 is 100%, so we can write it down as 21550=100%.
4. We know, that x is 4.15% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=4.15%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 21550=100%
2) x=4.15%
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:
21550/x=100%/4.15%
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 4.15% of 21550

21550/x=100/4.15
(21550/x)*x=(100/4.15)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
21550=24.096385542169*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (24.096385542169) to get x
21550/24.096385542169=x
894.325=x
x=894.325

now we have:
4.15% of 21550=894.325