249.5 is what percent of 299 - 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 299 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 299, so we can write it down as 100%=299.
4. We know, that x% equals 249.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=249.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=299
2) x%=249.5
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:
100%/x%=299/249.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 249.5 is what percent of 299

100%/x%=299/249.5
(100/x)*x=(299/249.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.1983967935872*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.1983967935872) to get x
100/1.1983967935872=x
83.444816053512=x
x=83.444816053512

now we have:
249.5 is 83.444816053512% of 299