22.17 is what percent of 15.5 - 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 15.5 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 15.5, so we can write it down as 100%=15.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 22.17 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=22.17.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=15.5
2) x%=22.17
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%=15.5/22.17
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 22.17 is what percent of 15.5

100%/x%=15.5/22.17
(100/x)*x=(15.5/22.17)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.69914298601714*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.69914298601714) to get x
100/0.69914298601714=x
143.03225806452=x
x=143.03225806452

now we have:
22.17 is 143.03225806452% of 15.5