What is 42.1 percent of 16 - 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 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 is 100%, so we can write it down as 16=100%.
4. We know, that x is 42.1% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=42.1%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 16=100%
2) x=42.1%
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/x=100%/42.1%
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 42.1% of 16

16/x=100/42.1
(16/x)*x=(100/42.1)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
16=2.375296912114*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.375296912114) to get x
16/2.375296912114=x
6.736=x
x=6.736

now we have:
42.1% of 16=6.736