What is 2 percent of 18.56 - 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 18.56 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 18.56 is 100%, so we can write it down as 18.56=100%.
4. We know, that x is 2% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=2%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 18.56=100%
2) x=2%
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:
18.56/x=100%/2%
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 2% of 18.56

18.56/x=100/2
(18.56/x)*x=(100/2)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
18.56=50*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (50) to get x
18.56/50=x
0.3712=x
x=0.3712

now we have:
2% of 18.56=0.3712