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150 is 15% of what number?

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If 150 is the 15%, to find which number is the 100% we use the rule of 3


\begin{gathered} x\to100 \\ 150\to15 \end{gathered}

and the rule say that:


\begin{gathered} x=(100*150)/(15) \\ x=1000 \end{gathered}

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