Problem Understanding: Understand the problem.We need to find out what percentage 15 is of 25. This means we are looking for a number (let's call it 'p') such that when 'p' percent of 25 is taken, it equals 15.
Equation Conversion: Convert the problem to an equation.Let p be the percentage we are looking for. Then we can write the equation as:100p×25=15
Solving for 'p': Solve for 'p'.To find 'p', we need to isolate it on one side of the equation. We can do this by dividing both sides of the equation by 25.100p=2515
Calculating Division: Calculate the division on the right side of the equation.15 divided by 25 is 0.6.100p = 0.6
Converting to Percentage: Convert the decimal to a percentage.To find 'p', we multiply both sides of the equation by 100.p=0.6×100
Performing Multiplication: Perform the multiplication to find 'p'.0.6 multiplied by 100 equals 60.p=60