18979.09 is what percent of 18326 - 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 18326 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 18326, so we can write it down as 100%=18326.
4. We know, that x% equals 18979.09 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=18979.09.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=18326
2) x%=18979.09
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%=18326/18979.09
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 18979.09 is what percent of 18326

100%/x%=18326/18979.09
(100/x)*x=(18326/18979.09)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.96558897186325*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.96558897186325) to get x
100/0.96558897186325=x
103.56373458474=x
x=103.56373458474

now we have:
18979.09 is 103.56373458474% of 18326