355.25 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 355.25 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=355.25.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=500
2) x%=355.25
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%=500/355.25
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 355.25 is what percent of 500

100%/x%=500/355.25
(100/x)*x=(500/355.25)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.4074595355384*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.4074595355384) to get x
100/1.4074595355384=x
71.05=x
x=71.05

now we have:
355.25 is 71.05% of 500