15 is what percent of 20.33 - 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 20.33 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 20.33, so we can write it down as 100%=20.33.
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%=20.33
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%=20.33/15
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 20.33

100%/x%=20.33/15
(100/x)*x=(20.33/15)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.3553333333333*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.3553333333333) to get x
100/1.3553333333333=x
73.782587309395=x
x=73.782587309395

now we have:
15 is 73.782587309395% of 20.33