10.5 is what percent of 18.8 - 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 18.8 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 18.8, so we can write it down as 100%=18.8.
4. We know, that x% equals 10.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=10.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=18.8
2) x%=10.5
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%=18.8/10.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 10.5 is what percent of 18.8

100%/x%=18.8/10.5
(100/x)*x=(18.8/10.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.7904761904762*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.7904761904762) to get x
100/1.7904761904762=x
55.851063829787=x
x=55.851063829787

now we have:
10.5 is 55.851063829787% of 18.8