15.05 is what percent of 159.3 - 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 159.3 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 159.3, so we can write it down as 100%=159.3.
4. We know, that x% equals 15.05 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=15.05.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=159.3
2) x%=15.05
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%=159.3/15.05
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 15.05 is what percent of 159.3

100%/x%=159.3/15.05
(100/x)*x=(159.3/15.05)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=10.584717607973*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (10.584717607973) to get x
100/10.584717607973=x
9.4475831763967=x
x=9.4475831763967

now we have:
15.05 is 9.4475831763967% of 159.3