What is 1.5 percent of 72200 - 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 72200 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 72200 is 100%, so we can write it down as 72200=100%.
4. We know, that x is 1.5% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=1.5%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 72200=100%
2) x=1.5%
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:
72200/x=100%/1.5%
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 1.5% of 72200

72200/x=100/1.5
(72200/x)*x=(100/1.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
72200=66.666666666667*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (66.666666666667) to get x
72200/66.666666666667=x
1083=x
x=1083

now we have:
1.5% of 72200=1083