142837.5 is what percent of 13500000 - 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 13500000 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 13500000, so we can write it down as 100%=13500000.
4. We know, that x% equals 142837.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=142837.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=13500000
2) x%=142837.5
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%=13500000/142837.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 142837.5 is what percent of 13500000

100%/x%=13500000/142837.5
(100/x)*x=(13500000/142837.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=94.512995536886*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (94.512995536886) to get x
100/94.512995536886=x
1.0580555555556=x
x=1.0580555555556

now we have:
142837.5 is 1.0580555555556% of 13500000