What is 25.581 percent of 15 - 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 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 is 100%, so we can write it down as 15=100%.
4. We know, that x is 25.581% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=25.581%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 15=100%
2) x=25.581%
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/x=100%/25.581%
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 25.581% of 15

15/x=100/25.581
(15/x)*x=(100/25.581)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
15=3.9091513232477*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.9091513232477) to get x
15/3.9091513232477=x
3.83715=x
x=3.83715

now we have:
25.581% of 15=3.83715