31.79 is what percent of 1500 - 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 1500 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 1500, so we can write it down as 100%=1500.
4. We know, that x% equals 31.79 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=31.79.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1500
2) x%=31.79
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%=1500/31.79
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 31.79 is what percent of 1500

100%/x%=1500/31.79
(100/x)*x=(1500/31.79)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=47.184649260774*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (47.184649260774) to get x
100/47.184649260774=x
2.1193333333333=x
x=2.1193333333333

now we have:
31.79 is 2.1193333333333% of 1500