15.79 is what percent of 101.79 - 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 101.79 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 101.79, so we can write it down as 100%=101.79.
4. We know, that x% equals 15.79 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=15.79.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=101.79
2) x%=15.79
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%=101.79/15.79
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 15.79 is what percent of 101.79

100%/x%=101.79/15.79
(100/x)*x=(101.79/15.79)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=6.4464851171628*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (6.4464851171628) to get x
100/6.4464851171628=x
15.512329305433=x
x=15.512329305433

now we have:
15.79 is 15.512329305433% of 101.79