1508.72 is what percent of 9966.67 - 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 9966.67 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 9966.67, so we can write it down as 100%=9966.67.
4. We know, that x% equals 1508.72 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=1508.72.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=9966.67
2) x%=1508.72
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%=9966.67/1508.72
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 1508.72 is what percent of 9966.67

100%/x%=9966.67/1508.72
(100/x)*x=(9966.67/1508.72)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=6.6060435335914*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (6.6060435335914) to get x
100/6.6060435335914=x
15.137653800116=x
x=15.137653800116

now we have:
1508.72 is 15.137653800116% of 9966.67