18.55 is what percent of 460 - 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 460 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 460, so we can write it down as 100%=460.
4. We know, that x% equals 18.55 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=18.55.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=460
2) x%=18.55
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%=460/18.55
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 18.55 is what percent of 460

100%/x%=460/18.55
(100/x)*x=(460/18.55)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=24.797843665768*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (24.797843665768) to get x
100/24.797843665768=x
4.0326086956522=x
x=4.0326086956522

now we have:
18.55 is 4.0326086956522% of 460