15 percents of 589.26666666667 is 88.39?
Step 1: Translate the words into an equation.
15 percents | of | what | is | 88.39 |
15% | $ \cdot $ | x | = | 88.39 |
Step 2: Express $ 15% $ as a decimal number.
$$ 80\% = 80 \div 100 = 0.15$$Step 3: Solve for $ x $.
$$ \begin{aligned} 0.15 \cdot x &= 88.39 \\[1.2 em] x &= \dfrac{ 88.39 }{ 0.15 } \\[1.2 em] x &= 589.26666666667 \end{aligned} $$