3.7 is what percent of 21.4 - 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 21.4 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 21.4, so we can write it down as 100%=21.4.
4. We know, that x% equals 3.7 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=3.7.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=21.4
2) x%=3.7
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%=21.4/3.7
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 3.7 is what percent of 21.4

100%/x%=21.4/3.7
(100/x)*x=(21.4/3.7)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.7837837837838*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.7837837837838) to get x
100/5.7837837837838=x
17.289719626168=x
x=17.289719626168

now we have:
3.7 is 17.289719626168% of 21.4