19 is what percent of 18.6 - 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 18.6 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 18.6, so we can write it down as 100%=18.6.
4. We know, that x% equals 19 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=19.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=18.6
2) x%=19
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%=18.6/19
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 19 is what percent of 18.6

100%/x%=18.6/19
(100/x)*x=(18.6/19)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.97894736842105*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.97894736842105) to get x
100/0.97894736842105=x
102.15053763441=x
x=102.15053763441

now we have:
19 is 102.15053763441% of 18.6