18.8 is what percent of 1492 - 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 1492 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 1492, so we can write it down as 100%=1492.
4. We know, that x% equals 18.8 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=18.8.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1492
2) x%=18.8
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%=1492/18.8
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 18.8 is what percent of 1492

100%/x%=1492/18.8
(100/x)*x=(1492/18.8)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=79.36170212766*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (79.36170212766) to get x
100/79.36170212766=x
1.2600536193029=x
x=1.2600536193029

now we have:
18.8 is 1.2600536193029% of 1492