8.95 is what percent of 15.55 - 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 15.55 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 15.55, so we can write it down as 100%=15.55.
4. We know, that x% equals 8.95 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=8.95.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=15.55
2) x%=8.95
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%=15.55/8.95
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 8.95 is what percent of 15.55

100%/x%=15.55/8.95
(100/x)*x=(15.55/8.95)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.7374301675978*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.7374301675978) to get x
100/1.7374301675978=x
57.556270096463=x
x=57.556270096463

now we have:
8.95 is 57.556270096463% of 15.55