15 is what percent of 18.06 - 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 18.06 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 18.06, so we can write it down as 100%=18.06.
4. We know, that x% equals 15 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=15.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=18.06
2) x%=15
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%=18.06/15
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 15 is what percent of 18.06

100%/x%=18.06/15
(100/x)*x=(18.06/15)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.204*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.204) to get x
100/1.204=x
83.056478405316=x
x=83.056478405316

now we have:
15 is 83.056478405316% of 18.06