15.15 is what percent of 59.95 - 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 59.95 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 59.95, so we can write it down as 100%=59.95.
4. We know, that x% equals 15.15 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=15.15.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=59.95
2) x%=15.15
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%=59.95/15.15
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 15.15 is what percent of 59.95

100%/x%=59.95/15.15
(100/x)*x=(59.95/15.15)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=3.957095709571*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.957095709571) to get x
100/3.957095709571=x
25.271059216013=x
x=25.271059216013

now we have:
15.15 is 25.271059216013% of 59.95