What is 88.4 percent of 20.1 - 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 20.1 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 20.1 is 100%, so we can write it down as 20.1=100%.
4. We know, that x is 88.4% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=88.4%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 20.1=100%
2) x=88.4%
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:
20.1/x=100%/88.4%
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 88.4% of 20.1

20.1/x=100/88.4
(20.1/x)*x=(100/88.4)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
20.1=1.131221719457*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.131221719457) to get x
20.1/1.131221719457=x
17.7684=x
x=17.7684

now we have:
88.4% of 20.1=17.7684