What is 15.32 percent of 598 - 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 598 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 598 is 100%, so we can write it down as 598=100%.
4. We know, that x is 15.32% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=15.32%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 598=100%
2) x=15.32%
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:
598/x=100%/15.32%
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 15.32% of 598

598/x=100/15.32
(598/x)*x=(100/15.32)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
598=6.5274151436031*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (6.5274151436031) to get x
598/6.5274151436031=x
91.6136=x
x=91.6136

now we have:
15.32% of 598=91.6136