18 is what percent of 1715 - 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 1715 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 1715, so we can write it down as 100%=1715.
4. We know, that x% equals 18 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=18.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1715
2) x%=18
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%=1715/18
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 18 is what percent of 1715

100%/x%=1715/18
(100/x)*x=(1715/18)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=95.277777777778*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (95.277777777778) to get x
100/95.277777777778=x
1.0495626822157=x
x=1.0495626822157

now we have:
18 is 1.0495626822157% of 1715