4.87 is what percent of 18.62 - 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 18.62 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 18.62, so we can write it down as 100%=18.62.
4. We know, that x% equals 4.87 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=4.87.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=18.62
2) x%=4.87
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%=18.62/4.87
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 4.87 is what percent of 18.62

100%/x%=18.62/4.87
(100/x)*x=(18.62/4.87)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=3.82340862423*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.82340862423) to get x
100/3.82340862423=x
26.154672395274=x
x=26.154672395274

now we have:
4.87 is 26.154672395274% of 18.62