2.72 is what percent of 15.15 - 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 15.15 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 15.15, so we can write it down as 100%=15.15.
4. We know, that x% equals 2.72 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=2.72.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=15.15
2) x%=2.72
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%=15.15/2.72
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 2.72 is what percent of 15.15

100%/x%=15.15/2.72
(100/x)*x=(15.15/2.72)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.5698529411765*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.5698529411765) to get x
100/5.5698529411765=x
17.953795379538=x
x=17.953795379538

now we have:
2.72 is 17.953795379538% of 15.15