449.17 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 449.17 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=449.17.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=500
2) x%=449.17
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%=500/449.17
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 449.17 is what percent of 500

100%/x%=500/449.17
(100/x)*x=(500/449.17)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.1131642807846*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.1131642807846) to get x
100/1.1131642807846=x
89.834=x
x=89.834

now we have:
449.17 is 89.834% of 500