37.99 is what percent of 18631.15 - 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 18631.15 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 18631.15, so we can write it down as 100%=18631.15.
4. We know, that x% equals 37.99 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=37.99.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=18631.15
2) x%=37.99
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%=18631.15/37.99
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 37.99 is what percent of 18631.15

100%/x%=18631.15/37.99
(100/x)*x=(18631.15/37.99)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=490.42247959989*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (490.42247959989) to get x
100/490.42247959989=x
0.2039058243855=x
x=0.2039058243855

now we have:
37.99 is 0.2039058243855% of 18631.15