13.72 is what percent of 15.24 - 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 15.24 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 100% equals 15.24, so we can write it down as 100%=15.24.
4. We know, that x% equals 13.72 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=13.72.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=15.24
2) x%=13.72
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:
100%/x%=15.24/13.72
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 13.72 is what percent of 15.24

100%/x%=15.24/13.72
(100/x)*x=(15.24/13.72)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.1107871720117*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.1107871720117) to get x
100/1.1107871720117=x
90.02624671916=x
x=90.02624671916

now we have:
13.72 is 90.02624671916% of 15.24