18.6 is what percent of 33.8 - 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 33.8 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 33.8, so we can write it down as 100%=33.8.
4. We know, that x% equals 18.6 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=18.6.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=33.8
2) x%=18.6
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%=33.8/18.6
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 18.6 is what percent of 33.8

100%/x%=33.8/18.6
(100/x)*x=(33.8/18.6)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.8172043010753*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.8172043010753) to get x
100/1.8172043010753=x
55.029585798817=x
x=55.029585798817

now we have:
18.6 is 55.029585798817% of 33.8