261.39 is what percent of 18000 - 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 18000 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 18000, so we can write it down as 100%=18000.
4. We know, that x% equals 261.39 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=261.39.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=18000
2) x%=261.39
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%=18000/261.39
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 261.39 is what percent of 18000

100%/x%=18000/261.39
(100/x)*x=(18000/261.39)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=68.862619074945*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (68.862619074945) to get x
100/68.862619074945=x
1.4521666666667=x
x=1.4521666666667

now we have:
261.39 is 1.4521666666667% of 18000