What is 3500 percent of 15500 - 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 15500 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 15500 is 100%, so we can write it down as 15500=100%.
4. We know, that x is 3500% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=3500%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 15500=100%
2) x=3500%
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:
15500/x=100%/3500%
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 3500% of 15500

15500/x=100/3500
(15500/x)*x=(100/3500)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
15500=0.028571428571429*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.028571428571429) to get x
15500/0.028571428571429=x
542500=x
x=542500

now we have:
3500% of 15500=542500