What is 18.8 percent of 158 - 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 158 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 158 is 100%, so we can write it down as 158=100%.
4. We know, that x is 18.8% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=18.8%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 158=100%
2) x=18.8%
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:
158/x=100%/18.8%
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 18.8% of 158

158/x=100/18.8
(158/x)*x=(100/18.8)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
158=5.3191489361702*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.3191489361702) to get x
158/5.3191489361702=x
29.704=x
x=29.704

now we have:
18.8% of 158=29.704