15.37 is what percent of 18.351 - 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 18.351 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 18.351, so we can write it down as 100%=18.351.
4. We know, that x% equals 15.37 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=15.37.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=18.351
2) x%=15.37
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%=18.351/15.37
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 15.37 is what percent of 18.351

100%/x%=18.351/15.37
(100/x)*x=(18.351/15.37)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.1939492517892*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.1939492517892) to get x
100/1.1939492517892=x
83.755653642853=x
x=83.755653642853

now we have:
15.37 is 83.755653642853% of 18.351