What is 1.5 percent of 1294.04 - 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 1294.04 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 1294.04 is 100%, so we can write it down as 1294.04=100%.
4. We know, that x is 1.5% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=1.5%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 1294.04=100%
2) x=1.5%
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:
1294.04/x=100%/1.5%
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 1.5% of 1294.04

1294.04/x=100/1.5
(1294.04/x)*x=(100/1.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
1294.04=66.666666666667*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (66.666666666667) to get x
1294.04/66.666666666667=x
19.4106=x
x=19.4106

now we have:
1.5% of 1294.04=19.4106