39.08 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 39.08 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=39.08.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=500
2) x%=39.08
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%=500/39.08
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 39.08 is what percent of 500

100%/x%=500/39.08
(100/x)*x=(500/39.08)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=12.794268167861*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (12.794268167861) to get x
100/12.794268167861=x
7.816=x
x=7.816

now we have:
39.08 is 7.816% of 500