15.5 is what percent of 78.5 - 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 78.5 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 78.5, so we can write it down as 100%=78.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 15.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=15.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=78.5
2) x%=15.5
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%=78.5/15.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 15.5 is what percent of 78.5

100%/x%=78.5/15.5
(100/x)*x=(78.5/15.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.0645161290323*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.0645161290323) to get x
100/5.0645161290323=x
19.745222929936=x
x=19.745222929936

now we have:
15.5 is 19.745222929936% of 78.5