What is 15 percent of 97.1 - 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 97.1 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 97.1 is 100%, so we can write it down as 97.1=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) 97.1=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:
97.1/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 97.1

97.1/x=100/15
(97.1/x)*x=(100/15)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
97.1=6.6666666666667*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (6.6666666666667) to get x
97.1/6.6666666666667=x
14.565=x
x=14.565

now we have:
15% of 97.1=14.565