397.6 is what percent of 3125 - 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 3125 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 3125, so we can write it down as 100%=3125.
4. We know, that x% equals 397.6 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=397.6.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=3125
2) x%=397.6
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%=3125/397.6
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 397.6 is what percent of 3125

100%/x%=3125/397.6
(100/x)*x=(3125/397.6)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=7.8596579476861*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (7.8596579476861) to get x
100/7.8596579476861=x
12.7232=x
x=12.7232

now we have:
397.6 is 12.7232% of 3125