15.09 is what percent of 23.87 - 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 23.87 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 23.87, so we can write it down as 100%=23.87.
4. We know, that x% equals 15.09 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=15.09.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=23.87
2) x%=15.09
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%=23.87/15.09
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 15.09 is what percent of 23.87

100%/x%=23.87/15.09
(100/x)*x=(23.87/15.09)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.5818422796554*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.5818422796554) to get x
100/1.5818422796554=x
63.217427733557=x
x=63.217427733557

now we have:
15.09 is 63.217427733557% of 23.87