289.76 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 289.76 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=289.76.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=500
2) x%=289.76
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%=500/289.76
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 289.76 is what percent of 500

100%/x%=500/289.76
(100/x)*x=(500/289.76)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.7255659856433*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.7255659856433) to get x
100/1.7255659856433=x
57.952=x
x=57.952

now we have:
289.76 is 57.952% of 500