1500.34 is what percent of 1012729.5 - 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 1012729.5 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 1012729.5, so we can write it down as 100%=1012729.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 1500.34 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=1500.34.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1012729.5
2) x%=1500.34
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%=1012729.5/1500.34
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 1500.34 is what percent of 1012729.5

100%/x%=1012729.5/1500.34
(100/x)*x=(1012729.5/1500.34)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=675*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (675) to get x
100/675=x
0.14814814814815=x
x=0.14814814814815

now we have:
1500.34 is 0.14814814814815% of 1012729.5