495.5 is what percent of 2540 - 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 2540 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 2540, so we can write it down as 100%=2540.
4. We know, that x% equals 495.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=495.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=2540
2) x%=495.5
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%=2540/495.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 495.5 is what percent of 2540

100%/x%=2540/495.5
(100/x)*x=(2540/495.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.1261352169526*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.1261352169526) to get x
100/5.1261352169526=x
19.507874015748=x
x=19.507874015748

now we have:
495.5 is 19.507874015748% of 2540