862.99 is what percent of 15637.99 - 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 15637.99 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 15637.99, so we can write it down as 100%=15637.99.
4. We know, that x% equals 862.99 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=862.99.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=15637.99
2) x%=862.99
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%=15637.99/862.99
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 862.99 is what percent of 15637.99

100%/x%=15637.99/862.99
(100/x)*x=(15637.99/862.99)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=18.120708235321*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (18.120708235321) to get x
100/18.120708235321=x
5.5185480998517=x
x=5.5185480998517

now we have:
862.99 is 5.5185480998517% of 15637.99