What is 6.79 percent of 221.2 - 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 221.2 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 221.2 is 100%, so we can write it down as 221.2=100%.
4. We know, that x is 6.79% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=6.79%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 221.2=100%
2) x=6.79%
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:
221.2/x=100%/6.79%
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 6.79% of 221.2

221.2/x=100/6.79
(221.2/x)*x=(100/6.79)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
221.2=14.727540500736*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (14.727540500736) to get x
221.2/14.727540500736=x
15.01948=x
x=15.01948

now we have:
6.79% of 221.2=15.01948