What is 42.5 percent of 20.5 - 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 20.5 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 20.5 is 100%, so we can write it down as 20.5=100%.
4. We know, that x is 42.5% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=42.5%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 20.5=100%
2) x=42.5%
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:
20.5/x=100%/42.5%
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 42.5% of 20.5

20.5/x=100/42.5
(20.5/x)*x=(100/42.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
20.5=2.35294117647*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.35294117647) to get x
20.5/2.35294117647=x
8.7125=x
x=8.7125

now we have:
42.5% of 20.5=8.7125