10309.95 is what percent of 66557.15 - 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 66557.15 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 66557.15, so we can write it down as 100%=66557.15.
4. We know, that x% equals 10309.95 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=10309.95.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=66557.15
2) x%=10309.95
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%=66557.15/10309.95
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 10309.95 is what percent of 66557.15

100%/x%=66557.15/10309.95
(100/x)*x=(66557.15/10309.95)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=6.4556229661638*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (6.4556229661638) to get x
100/6.4556229661638=x
15.490371808288=x
x=15.490371808288

now we have:
10309.95 is 15.490371808288% of 66557.15