What is 27.16 percent of 20 - 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 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 is 100%, so we can write it down as 20=100%.
4. We know, that x is 27.16% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=27.16%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 20=100%
2) x=27.16%
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/x=100%/27.16%
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 27.16% of 20

20/x=100/27.16
(20/x)*x=(100/27.16)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
20=3.6818851251841*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.6818851251841) to get x
20/3.6818851251841=x
5.432=x
x=5.432

now we have:
27.16% of 20=5.432