What is 2.3 percent of 18.55 - 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 18.55 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 18.55 is 100%, so we can write it down as 18.55=100%.
4. We know, that x is 2.3% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=2.3%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 18.55=100%
2) x=2.3%
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:
18.55/x=100%/2.3%
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 2.3% of 18.55

18.55/x=100/2.3
(18.55/x)*x=(100/2.3)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
18.55=43.478260869565*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (43.478260869565) to get x
18.55/43.478260869565=x
0.42665=x
x=0.42665

now we have:
2.3% of 18.55=0.42665