What is 13.75 percent of 18.5 - 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 18.5 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 18.5 is 100%, so we can write it down as 18.5=100%.
4. We know, that x is 13.75% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=13.75%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 18.5=100%
2) x=13.75%
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:
18.5/x=100%/13.75%
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for what is 13.75% of 18.5

18.5/x=100/13.75
(18.5/x)*x=(100/13.75)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
18.5=7.2727272727273*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (7.2727272727273) to get x
18.5/7.2727272727273=x
2.54375=x
x=2.54375

now we have:
13.75% of 18.5=2.54375