131.84 is what percent of 3500 - 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 3500 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 3500, so we can write it down as 100%=3500.
4. We know, that x% equals 131.84 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=131.84.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=3500
2) x%=131.84
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%=3500/131.84
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 131.84 is what percent of 3500

100%/x%=3500/131.84
(100/x)*x=(3500/131.84)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=26.547330097087*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (26.547330097087) to get x
100/26.547330097087=x
3.7668571428571=x
x=3.7668571428571

now we have:
131.84 is 3.7668571428571% of 3500