18.5 is what percent of 70.5 - 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 70.5 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 70.5, so we can write it down as 100%=70.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 18.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=18.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=70.5
2) x%=18.5
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%=70.5/18.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 18.5 is what percent of 70.5

100%/x%=70.5/18.5
(100/x)*x=(70.5/18.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=3.8108108108108*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.8108108108108) to get x
100/3.8108108108108=x
26.241134751773=x
x=26.241134751773

now we have:
18.5 is 26.241134751773% of 70.5