What is 20 percent of 18.686 - 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 18.686 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 18.686 is 100%, so we can write it down as 18.686=100%.
4. We know, that x is 20% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=20%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 18.686=100%
2) x=20%
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:
18.686/x=100%/20%
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 20% of 18.686

18.686/x=100/20
(18.686/x)*x=(100/20)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
18.686=5*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5) to get x
18.686/5=x
3.7372=x
x=3.7372

now we have:
20% of 18.686=3.7372