2.34 is what percent of 18.21 - 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 18.21 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 18.21, so we can write it down as 100%=18.21.
4. We know, that x% equals 2.34 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=2.34.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=18.21
2) x%=2.34
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%=18.21/2.34
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 2.34 is what percent of 18.21

100%/x%=18.21/2.34
(100/x)*x=(18.21/2.34)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=7.7820512820513*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (7.7820512820513) to get x
100/7.7820512820513=x
12.850082372323=x
x=12.850082372323

now we have:
2.34 is 12.850082372323% of 18.21