What is 5.42 percent of 271 - 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 271 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 271 is 100%, so we can write it down as 271=100%.
4. We know, that x is 5.42% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=5.42%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 271=100%
2) x=5.42%
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:
271/x=100%/5.42%
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 5.42% of 271

271/x=100/5.42
(271/x)*x=(100/5.42)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
271=18.450184501845*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (18.450184501845) to get x
271/18.450184501845=x
14.6882=x
x=14.6882

now we have:
5.42% of 271=14.6882