What is 15 percent of 85.31 - 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 85.31 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 85.31 is 100%, so we can write it down as 85.31=100%.
4. We know, that x is 15% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=15%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 85.31=100%
2) x=15%
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:
85.31/x=100%/15%
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 15% of 85.31

85.31/x=100/15
(85.31/x)*x=(100/15)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
85.31=6.6666666666667*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (6.6666666666667) to get x
85.31/6.6666666666667=x
12.7965=x
x=12.7965

now we have:
15% of 85.31=12.7965