15 is what percent of 859 - 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 859 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 859, so we can write it down as 100%=859.
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%=859
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%=859/15
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 859

100%/x%=859/15
(100/x)*x=(859/15)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=57.266666666667*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (57.266666666667) to get x
100/57.266666666667=x
1.7462165308498=x
x=1.7462165308498

now we have:
15 is 1.7462165308498% of 859