What is 29.9 percent of 18.7 - 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 18.7 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 18.7 is 100%, so we can write it down as 18.7=100%.
4. We know, that x is 29.9% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=29.9%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 18.7=100%
2) x=29.9%
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:
18.7/x=100%/29.9%
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 29.9% of 18.7

18.7/x=100/29.9
(18.7/x)*x=(100/29.9)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
18.7=3.3444816053512*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.3444816053512) to get x
18.7/3.3444816053512=x
5.5913=x
x=5.5913

now we have:
29.9% of 18.7=5.5913