What is 18.8 percent of 2.125 - 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 2.125 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 2.125 is 100%, so we can write it down as 2.125=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) 2.125=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:
2.125/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 2.125

2.125/x=100/18.8
(2.125/x)*x=(100/18.8)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
2.125=5.3191489361702*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.3191489361702) to get x
2.125/5.3191489361702=x
0.3995=x
x=0.3995

now we have:
18.8% of 2.125=0.3995