What is 1239 percent of 1504 - 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 1504 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 1504 is 100%, so we can write it down as 1504=100%.
4. We know, that x is 1239% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=1239%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 1504=100%
2) x=1239%
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:
1504/x=100%/1239%
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 1239% of 1504

1504/x=100/1239
(1504/x)*x=(100/1239)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
1504=0.080710250201776*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.080710250201776) to get x
1504/0.080710250201776=x
18634.56=x
x=18634.56

now we have:
1239% of 1504=18634.56