What is 16.09 percent of 18 - 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 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 is 100%, so we can write it down as 18=100%.
4. We know, that x is 16.09% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=16.09%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 18=100%
2) x=16.09%
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/x=100%/16.09%
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 16.09% of 18

18/x=100/16.09
(18/x)*x=(100/16.09)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
18=6.2150403977626*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (6.2150403977626) to get x
18/6.2150403977626=x
2.8962=x
x=2.8962

now we have:
16.09% of 18=2.8962