240.98 is what percent of 18838.95 - 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 18838.95 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 18838.95, so we can write it down as 100%=18838.95.
4. We know, that x% equals 240.98 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=240.98.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=18838.95
2) x%=240.98
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%=18838.95/240.98
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 240.98 is what percent of 18838.95

100%/x%=18838.95/240.98
(100/x)*x=(18838.95/240.98)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=78.176404680886*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (78.176404680886) to get x
100/78.176404680886=x
1.2791583395041=x
x=1.2791583395041

now we have:
240.98 is 1.2791583395041% of 18838.95