15.08 is what percent of 83.8 - 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 83.8 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 83.8, so we can write it down as 100%=83.8.
4. We know, that x% equals 15.08 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=15.08.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=83.8
2) x%=15.08
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%=83.8/15.08
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 15.08 is what percent of 83.8

100%/x%=83.8/15.08
(100/x)*x=(83.8/15.08)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.5570291777188*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.5570291777188) to get x
100/5.5570291777188=x
17.99522673031=x
x=17.99522673031

now we have:
15.08 is 17.99522673031% of 83.8