What is 23.42 percent of 15.39 - 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 15.39 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 15.39 is 100%, so we can write it down as 15.39=100%.
4. We know, that x is 23.42% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=23.42%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 15.39=100%
2) x=23.42%
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:
15.39/x=100%/23.42%
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 23.42% of 15.39

15.39/x=100/23.42
(15.39/x)*x=(100/23.42)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
15.39=4.269854824936*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.269854824936) to get x
15.39/4.269854824936=x
3.604338=x
x=3.604338

now we have:
23.42% of 15.39=3.604338