418.31 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 418.31 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=418.31.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=500
2) x%=418.31
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%=500/418.31
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 418.31 is what percent of 500

100%/x%=500/418.31
(100/x)*x=(500/418.31)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.1952857928331*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.1952857928331) to get x
100/1.1952857928331=x
83.662=x
x=83.662

now we have:
418.31 is 83.662% of 500