11.48 is what percent of 15.95 - 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 15.95 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 15.95, so we can write it down as 100%=15.95.
4. We know, that x% equals 11.48 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=11.48.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=15.95
2) x%=11.48
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%=15.95/11.48
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 11.48 is what percent of 15.95

100%/x%=15.95/11.48
(100/x)*x=(15.95/11.48)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.3893728222997*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.3893728222997) to get x
100/1.3893728222997=x
71.974921630094=x
x=71.974921630094

now we have:
11.48 is 71.974921630094% of 15.95