18.3 is what percent of 43.79 - 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 43.79 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 100% equals 43.79, so we can write it down as 100%=43.79.
4. We know, that x% equals 18.3 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=18.3.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=43.79
2) x%=18.3
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:
100%/x%=43.79/18.3
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 18.3 is what percent of 43.79

100%/x%=43.79/18.3
(100/x)*x=(43.79/18.3)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.3928961748634*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.3928961748634) to get x
100/2.3928961748634=x
41.790363096597=x
x=41.790363096597

now we have:
18.3 is 41.790363096597% of 43.79