18.9 is what percent of 54.89 - 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 54.89 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 54.89, so we can write it down as 100%=54.89.
4. We know, that x% equals 18.9 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=18.9.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=54.89
2) x%=18.9
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%=54.89/18.9
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 18.9 is what percent of 54.89

100%/x%=54.89/18.9
(100/x)*x=(54.89/18.9)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.9042328042328*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.9042328042328) to get x
100/2.9042328042328=x
34.432501366369=x
x=34.432501366369

now we have:
18.9 is 34.432501366369% of 54.89