18.43 is what percent of 2159 - 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 2159 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 2159, so we can write it down as 100%=2159.
4. We know, that x% equals 18.43 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=18.43.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=2159
2) x%=18.43
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%=2159/18.43
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 18.43 is what percent of 2159

100%/x%=2159/18.43
(100/x)*x=(2159/18.43)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=117.1459576777*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (117.1459576777) to get x
100/117.1459576777=x
0.853635942566=x
x=0.853635942566

now we have:
18.43 is 0.853635942566% of 2159