15.31 is what percent of 100 - 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 100 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 100, so we can write it down as 100%=100.
4. We know, that x% equals 15.31 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=15.31.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=100
2) x%=15.31
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%=100/15.31
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 15.31 is what percent of 100

100%/x%=100/15.31
(100/x)*x=(100/15.31)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=6.5316786414108*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (6.5316786414108) to get x
100/6.5316786414108=x
15.31=x
x=15.31

now we have:
15.31 is 15.31% of 100