79.99 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 79.99 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=79.99.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1500
2) x%=79.99
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%=1500/79.99
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 79.99 is what percent of 1500

100%/x%=1500/79.99
(100/x)*x=(1500/79.99)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=18.752344043005*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (18.752344043005) to get x
100/18.752344043005=x
5.3326666666667=x
x=5.3326666666667

now we have:
79.99 is 5.3326666666667% of 1500