What is 73.53 percent of 26 - 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 26 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 26 is 100%, so we can write it down as 26=100%.
4. We know, that x is 73.53% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=73.53%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 26=100%
2) x=73.53%
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:
26/x=100%/73.53%
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 73.53% of 26

26/x=100/73.53
(26/x)*x=(100/73.53)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
26=1.359989120087*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.359989120087) to get x
26/1.359989120087=x
19.1178=x
x=19.1178

now we have:
73.53% of 26=19.1178