17.94 is what percent of 18.38 - 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 18.38 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 18.38, so we can write it down as 100%=18.38.
4. We know, that x% equals 17.94 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=17.94.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=18.38
2) x%=17.94
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%=18.38/17.94
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 17.94 is what percent of 18.38

100%/x%=18.38/17.94
(100/x)*x=(18.38/17.94)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.0245261984392*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.0245261984392) to get x
100/1.0245261984392=x
97.606093579978=x
x=97.606093579978

now we have:
17.94 is 97.606093579978% of 18.38