61 is what percent of 15.86 - 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 15.86 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 15.86, so we can write it down as 100%=15.86.
4. We know, that x% equals 61 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=61.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=15.86
2) x%=61
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%=15.86/61
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 61 is what percent of 15.86

100%/x%=15.86/61
(100/x)*x=(15.86/61)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.26*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.26) to get x
100/0.26=x
384.61538461538=x
x=384.61538461538

now we have:
61 is 384.61538461538% of 15.86