0.45 is what percent of 18.31 - 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 18.31 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 100% equals 18.31, so we can write it down as 100%=18.31.
4. We know, that x% equals 0.45 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=0.45.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=18.31
2) x%=0.45
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:
100%/x%=18.31/0.45
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 0.45 is what percent of 18.31

100%/x%=18.31/0.45
(100/x)*x=(18.31/0.45)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=40.688888888889*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (40.688888888889) to get x
100/40.688888888889=x
2.4576734025123=x
x=2.4576734025123

now we have:
0.45 is 2.4576734025123% of 18.31