What is 85 percent of 19.39 - 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 19.39 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 19.39 is 100%, so we can write it down as 19.39=100%.
4. We know, that x is 85% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=85%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 19.39=100%
2) x=85%
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:
19.39/x=100%/85%
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 85% of 19.39

19.39/x=100/85
(19.39/x)*x=(100/85)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
19.39=1.17647058824*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.17647058824) to get x
19.39/1.17647058824=x
16.4815=x
x=16.4815

now we have:
85% of 19.39=16.4815