What is 18.438 percent of 20 - 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 20 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 20 is 100%, so we can write it down as 20=100%.
4. We know, that x is 18.438% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=18.438%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 20=100%
2) x=18.438%
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:
20/x=100%/18.438%
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 18.438% of 20

20/x=100/18.438
(20/x)*x=(100/18.438)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
20=5.4235817333767*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.4235817333767) to get x
20/5.4235817333767=x
3.6876=x
x=3.6876

now we have:
18.438% of 20=3.6876