15 is what percent of 1420 - 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 1420 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 100% equals 1420, so we can write it down as 100%=1420.
4. We know, that x% equals 15 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=15.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1420
2) x%=15
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:
100%/x%=1420/15
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 15 is what percent of 1420

100%/x%=1420/15
(100/x)*x=(1420/15)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=94.666666666667*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (94.666666666667) to get x
100/94.666666666667=x
1.056338028169=x
x=1.056338028169

now we have:
15 is 1.056338028169% of 1420