What is 11.2 percent of 15.89 - 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 15.89 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 15.89 is 100%, so we can write it down as 15.89=100%.
4. We know, that x is 11.2% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=11.2%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 15.89=100%
2) x=11.2%
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:
15.89/x=100%/11.2%
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for what is 11.2% of 15.89

15.89/x=100/11.2
(15.89/x)*x=(100/11.2)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
15.89=8.9285714285714*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (8.9285714285714) to get x
15.89/8.9285714285714=x
1.77968=x
x=1.77968

now we have:
11.2% of 15.89=1.77968