6.32 is what percent of 15.78 - 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 15.78 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 15.78, so we can write it down as 100%=15.78.
4. We know, that x% equals 6.32 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=6.32.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=15.78
2) x%=6.32
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%=15.78/6.32
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 6.32 is what percent of 15.78

100%/x%=15.78/6.32
(100/x)*x=(15.78/6.32)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.496835443038*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.496835443038) to get x
100/2.496835443038=x
40.050697084918=x
x=40.050697084918

now we have:
6.32 is 40.050697084918% of 15.78