471.96 is what percent of 531.96 - 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 531.96 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 531.96, so we can write it down as 100%=531.96.
4. We know, that x% equals 471.96 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=471.96.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=531.96
2) x%=471.96
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%=531.96/471.96
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 471.96 is what percent of 531.96

100%/x%=531.96/471.96
(100/x)*x=(531.96/471.96)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.1271294177473*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.1271294177473) to get x
100/1.1271294177473=x
88.720956462892=x
x=88.720956462892

now we have:
471.96 is 88.720956462892% of 531.96