10715.03 is what percent of 1500000 - 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 1500000 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 1500000, so we can write it down as 100%=1500000.
4. We know, that x% equals 10715.03 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=10715.03.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1500000
2) x%=10715.03
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%=1500000/10715.03
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 10715.03 is what percent of 1500000

100%/x%=1500000/10715.03
(100/x)*x=(1500000/10715.03)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=139.99027534221*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (139.99027534221) to get x
100/139.99027534221=x
0.71433533333333=x
x=0.71433533333333

now we have:
10715.03 is 0.71433533333333% of 1500000