18.1 is what percent of 1059 - 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 1059 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 1059, so we can write it down as 100%=1059.
4. We know, that x% equals 18.1 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=18.1.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1059
2) x%=18.1
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%=1059/18.1
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 18.1 is what percent of 1059

100%/x%=1059/18.1
(100/x)*x=(1059/18.1)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=58.508287292818*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (58.508287292818) to get x
100/58.508287292818=x
1.7091595845137=x
x=1.7091595845137

now we have:
18.1 is 1.7091595845137% of 1059