4.61 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 4.61 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=4.61.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=18.6
2) x%=4.61
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%=18.6/4.61
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 4.61 is what percent of 18.6

100%/x%=18.6/4.61
(100/x)*x=(18.6/4.61)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=4.0347071583514*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.0347071583514) to get x
100/4.0347071583514=x
24.784946236559=x
x=24.784946236559

now we have:
4.61 is 24.784946236559% of 18.6