18508.21 is what percent of 28855.96 - 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 28855.96 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 28855.96, so we can write it down as 100%=28855.96.
4. We know, that x% equals 18508.21 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=18508.21.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=28855.96
2) x%=18508.21
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%=28855.96/18508.21
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 18508.21 is what percent of 28855.96

100%/x%=28855.96/18508.21
(100/x)*x=(28855.96/18508.21)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.5590897228851*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.5590897228851) to get x
100/1.5590897228851=x
64.139990490699=x
x=64.139990490699

now we have:
18508.21 is 64.139990490699% of 28855.96