15.24 is what percent of 1.5 - 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 1.5 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 1.5, so we can write it down as 100%=1.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 15.24 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=15.24.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1.5
2) x%=15.24
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%=1.5/15.24
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 15.24 is what percent of 1.5

100%/x%=1.5/15.24
(100/x)*x=(1.5/15.24)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.098425196850394*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.098425196850394) to get x
100/0.098425196850394=x
1016=x
x=1016

now we have:
15.24 is 1016% of 1.5