What is 98.5 percent of 159900 - 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 159900 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 159900 is 100%, so we can write it down as 159900=100%.
4. We know, that x is 98.5% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=98.5%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 159900=100%
2) x=98.5%
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:
159900/x=100%/98.5%
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 98.5% of 159900

159900/x=100/98.5
(159900/x)*x=(100/98.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
159900=1.0152284263959*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.0152284263959) to get x
159900/1.0152284263959=x
157501.5=x
x=157501.5

now we have:
98.5% of 159900=157501.5