18.6 is what percent of 11.6 - 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 11.6 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 11.6, so we can write it down as 100%=11.6.
4. We know, that x% equals 18.6 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=18.6.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=11.6
2) x%=18.6
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%=11.6/18.6
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 18.6 is what percent of 11.6

100%/x%=11.6/18.6
(100/x)*x=(11.6/18.6)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.62365591397849*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.62365591397849) to get x
100/0.62365591397849=x
160.34482758621=x
x=160.34482758621

now we have:
18.6 is 160.34482758621% of 11.6