15.72 is what percent of 100 - 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 100 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 100, so we can write it down as 100%=100.
4. We know, that x% equals 15.72 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=15.72.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=100
2) x%=15.72
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%=100/15.72
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 15.72 is what percent of 100

100%/x%=100/15.72
(100/x)*x=(100/15.72)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=6.3613231552163*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (6.3613231552163) to get x
100/6.3613231552163=x
15.72=x
x=15.72

now we have:
15.72 is 15.72% of 100