What is 26 percent of 16.71 - 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 16.71 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 16.71 is 100%, so we can write it down as 16.71=100%.
4. We know, that x is 26% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=26%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 16.71=100%
2) x=26%
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:
16.71/x=100%/26%
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 26% of 16.71

16.71/x=100/26
(16.71/x)*x=(100/26)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
16.71=3.8461538461538*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.8461538461538) to get x
16.71/3.8461538461538=x
4.3446=x
x=4.3446

now we have:
26% of 16.71=4.3446