What is 20.75 percent of 15.25 - 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 15.25 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 15.25 is 100%, so we can write it down as 15.25=100%.
4. We know, that x is 20.75% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=20.75%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 15.25=100%
2) x=20.75%
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:
15.25/x=100%/20.75%
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 20.75% of 15.25

15.25/x=100/20.75
(15.25/x)*x=(100/20.75)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
15.25=4.8192771084337*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.8192771084337) to get x
15.25/4.8192771084337=x
3.164375=x
x=3.164375

now we have:
20.75% of 15.25=3.164375