437.5 is what percent of 500000 - 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 500000 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 500000, so we can write it down as 100%=500000.
4. We know, that x% equals 437.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=437.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=500000
2) x%=437.5
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%=500000/437.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 437.5 is what percent of 500000

100%/x%=500000/437.5
(100/x)*x=(500000/437.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1142.8571428571*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1142.8571428571) to get x
100/1142.8571428571=x
0.0875=x
x=0.0875

now we have:
437.5 is 0.0875% of 500000