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

7. Solution for 4 is what percent of 18.6

100%/x%=18.6/4
(100/x)*x=(18.6/4)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=4.65*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.65) to get x
100/4.65=x
21.505376344086=x
x=21.505376344086

now we have:
4 is 21.505376344086% of 18.6