15.59 is what percent of 25.99 - 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 25.99 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 25.99, so we can write it down as 100%=25.99.
4. We know, that x% equals 15.59 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=15.59.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=25.99
2) x%=15.59
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%=25.99/15.59
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 15.59 is what percent of 25.99

100%/x%=25.99/15.59
(100/x)*x=(25.99/15.59)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.6670942912123*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.6670942912123) to get x
100/1.6670942912123=x
59.984609465179=x
x=59.984609465179

now we have:
15.59 is 59.984609465179% of 25.99