What is 2700 percent of 1511 - 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 1511 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 1511 is 100%, so we can write it down as 1511=100%.
4. We know, that x is 2700% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=2700%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 1511=100%
2) x=2700%
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:
1511/x=100%/2700%
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 2700% of 1511

1511/x=100/2700
(1511/x)*x=(100/2700)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
1511=0.037037037037037*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.037037037037037) to get x
1511/0.037037037037037=x
40797=x
x=40797

now we have:
2700% of 1511=40797