10.82 is what percent of 15 - 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 15 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 15, so we can write it down as 100%=15.
4. We know, that x% equals 10.82 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=10.82.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=15
2) x%=10.82
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%=15/10.82
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 10.82 is what percent of 15

100%/x%=15/10.82
(100/x)*x=(15/10.82)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.3863216266174*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.3863216266174) to get x
100/1.3863216266174=x
72.133333333333=x
x=72.133333333333

now we have:
10.82 is 72.133333333333% of 15