138.24 is what percent of 500 - 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 500 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 500, so we can write it down as 100%=500.
4. We know, that x% equals 138.24 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=138.24.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=500
2) x%=138.24
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%=500/138.24
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 138.24 is what percent of 500

100%/x%=500/138.24
(100/x)*x=(500/138.24)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=3.6168981481481*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.6168981481481) to get x
100/3.6168981481481=x
27.648=x
x=27.648

now we have:
138.24 is 27.648% of 500