What is 73.9 percent of 20 - 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 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 is 100%, so we can write it down as 20=100%.
4. We know, that x is 73.9% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=73.9%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 20=100%
2) x=73.9%
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/x=100%/73.9%
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 73.9% of 20

20/x=100/73.9
(20/x)*x=(100/73.9)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
20=1.3531799729364*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.3531799729364) to get x
20/1.3531799729364=x
14.78=x
x=14.78

now we have:
73.9% of 20=14.78