What is 5.762 percent of 21 - 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 21 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 21 is 100%, so we can write it down as 21=100%.
4. We know, that x is 5.762% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=5.762%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 21=100%
2) x=5.762%
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:
21/x=100%/5.762%
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 5.762% of 21

21/x=100/5.762
(21/x)*x=(100/5.762)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
21=17.355085039917*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (17.355085039917) to get x
21/17.355085039917=x
1.21002=x
x=1.21002

now we have:
5.762% of 21=1.21002