Solution for What is 15 percent of 85.9:

15 percent *85.9 =

(15:100)*85.9 =

(15*85.9):100 =

1288.5:100 = 12.885

Now we have: 15 percent of 85.9 = 12.885

Question: What is 15 percent of 85.9?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 85.9.

Step 2: We represent the unknown value with {x}.

Step 3: From step 1 above,{85.9}={100\%}.

Step 4: Similarly, {x}={15\%}.

Step 5: This results in a pair of simple equations:

{85.9}={100\%}(1).

{x}={15\%}(2).

Step 6: By dividing equation 1 by equation 2 and noting that both the RHS (right hand side) of both
equations have the same unit (%); we have

\frac{85.9}{x}=\frac{100\%}{15\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{85.9}=\frac{15}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {12.885}

Therefore, {15\%} of {85.9} is {12.885}


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Solution for What is 85.9 percent of 15:

85.9 percent *15 =

(85.9:100)*15 =

(85.9*15):100 =

1288.5:100 = 12.885

Now we have: 85.9 percent of 15 = 12.885

Question: What is 85.9 percent of 15?

Percentage solution with steps:

Step 1: Our output value is 15.

Step 2: We represent the unknown value with {x}.

Step 3: From step 1 above,{15}={100\%}.

Step 4: Similarly, {x}={85.9\%}.

Step 5: This results in a pair of simple equations:

{15}={100\%}(1).

{x}={85.9\%}(2).

Step 6: By dividing equation 1 by equation 2 and noting that both the RHS (right hand side) of both
equations have the same unit (%); we have

\frac{15}{x}=\frac{100\%}{85.9\%}

Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives

\frac{x}{15}=\frac{85.9}{100}

\Rightarrow{x} = {12.885}

Therefore, {85.9\%} of {15} is {12.885}