18.2 is what percent of 107.4 - 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 107.4 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 107.4, so we can write it down as 100%=107.4.
4. We know, that x% equals 18.2 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=18.2.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=107.4
2) x%=18.2
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%=107.4/18.2
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 18.2 is what percent of 107.4

100%/x%=107.4/18.2
(100/x)*x=(107.4/18.2)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.9010989010989*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.9010989010989) to get x
100/5.9010989010989=x
16.945996275605=x
x=16.945996275605

now we have:
18.2 is 16.945996275605% of 107.4