What is 2.88 percent of 18.59 - 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 18.59 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 18.59 is 100%, so we can write it down as 18.59=100%.
4. We know, that x is 2.88% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=2.88%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 18.59=100%
2) x=2.88%
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:
18.59/x=100%/2.88%
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 2.88% of 18.59

18.59/x=100/2.88
(18.59/x)*x=(100/2.88)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
18.59=34.722222222222*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (34.722222222222) to get x
18.59/34.722222222222=x
0.535392=x
x=0.535392

now we have:
2.88% of 18.59=0.535392