What is 26.58 percent of 18.2 - 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 18.2 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 18.2 is 100%, so we can write it down as 18.2=100%.
4. We know, that x is 26.58% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=26.58%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 18.2=100%
2) x=26.58%
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:
18.2/x=100%/26.58%
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 26.58% of 18.2

18.2/x=100/26.58
(18.2/x)*x=(100/26.58)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
18.2=3.7622272385252*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.7622272385252) to get x
18.2/3.7622272385252=x
4.83756=x
x=4.83756

now we have:
26.58% of 18.2=4.83756