26.88 is what percent of 21347.59 - 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 21347.59 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 100% equals 21347.59, so we can write it down as 100%=21347.59.
4. We know, that x% equals 26.88 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=26.88.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=21347.59
2) x%=26.88
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:
100%/x%=21347.59/26.88
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 26.88 is what percent of 21347.59

100%/x%=21347.59/26.88
(100/x)*x=(21347.59/26.88)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=794.18117559524*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (794.18117559524) to get x
100/794.18117559524=x
0.1259158527965=x
x=0.1259158527965

now we have:
26.88 is 0.1259158527965% of 21347.59