What is 15.3 percent of 55.87 - 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 55.87 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 55.87 is 100%, so we can write it down as 55.87=100%.
4. We know, that x is 15.3% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=15.3%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 55.87=100%
2) x=15.3%
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:
55.87/x=100%/15.3%
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 15.3% of 55.87

55.87/x=100/15.3
(55.87/x)*x=(100/15.3)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
55.87=6.5359477124183*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (6.5359477124183) to get x
55.87/6.5359477124183=x
8.54811=x
x=8.54811

now we have:
15.3% of 55.87=8.54811