5123.66 is what percent of 21510.23 - 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 21510.23 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 21510.23, so we can write it down as 100%=21510.23.
4. We know, that x% equals 5123.66 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5123.66.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=21510.23
2) x%=5123.66
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%=21510.23/5123.66
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5123.66 is what percent of 21510.23

100%/x%=21510.23/5123.66
(100/x)*x=(21510.23/5123.66)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=4.1982157286003*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.1982157286003) to get x
100/4.1982157286003=x
23.819643025667=x
x=23.819643025667

now we have:
5123.66 is 23.819643025667% of 21510.23