What is 8900 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 8900% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=8900%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 15500=100%
2) x=8900%
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%/8900%
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 8900% of 15500

15500/x=100/8900
(15500/x)*x=(100/8900)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
15500=0.01123595505618*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.01123595505618) to get x
15500/0.01123595505618=x
1379500=x
x=1379500

now we have:
8900% of 15500=1379500