What is 98500 percent of 18 - 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 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 is 100%, so we can write it down as 18=100%.
4. We know, that x is 98500% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=98500%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 18=100%
2) x=98500%
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/x=100%/98500%
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 98500% of 18

18/x=100/98500
(18/x)*x=(100/98500)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
18=0.0010152284263959*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.0010152284263959) to get x
18/0.0010152284263959=x
17730=x
x=17730

now we have:
98500% of 18=17730