Question

What is 26 percent of 2.21

Answer 1

You have to do mutiplication. how do you know that you have to do mutiplcation because the (of) it means times. so  26 * 2.21 = 0.5746
         2.21/x=100/26
(2.21/x)*x=(100/26)*x      
2.21=3.8461538461538*x      
(3.8461538461538) to get x
2.21/3.8461538461538=x 
0.5746=x 
x=0.5746