What is 0.15 percent of 159.83 - 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 159.83 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 159.83 is 100%, so we can write it down as 159.83=100%.
4. We know, that x is 0.15% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=0.15%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 159.83=100%
2) x=0.15%
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:
159.83/x=100%/0.15%
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for what is 0.15% of 159.83

159.83/x=100/0.15
(159.83/x)*x=(100/0.15)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
159.83=666.66666666667*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (666.66666666667) to get x
159.83/666.66666666667=x
0.239745=x
x=0.239745

now we have:
0.15% of 159.83=0.239745