2.74 is what percent of 15.23 - 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 15.23 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 15.23, so we can write it down as 100%=15.23.
4. We know, that x% equals 2.74 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=2.74.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=15.23
2) x%=2.74
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%=15.23/2.74
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 2.74 is what percent of 15.23

100%/x%=15.23/2.74
(100/x)*x=(15.23/2.74)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.5583941605839*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.5583941605839) to get x
100/5.5583941605839=x
17.990807616546=x
x=17.990807616546

now we have:
2.74 is 17.990807616546% of 15.23