What is 8.71 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 8.71% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=8.71%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 20=100%
2) x=8.71%
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%/8.71%
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 8.71% of 20

20/x=100/8.71
(20/x)*x=(100/8.71)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
20=11.481056257176*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (11.481056257176) to get x
20/11.481056257176=x
1.742=x
x=1.742

now we have:
8.71% of 20=1.742