496.5 is what percent of 1556.5 - 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 1556.5 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 1556.5, so we can write it down as 100%=1556.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 496.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=496.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1556.5
2) x%=496.5
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%=1556.5/496.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 496.5 is what percent of 1556.5

100%/x%=1556.5/496.5
(100/x)*x=(1556.5/496.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=3.134944612286*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.134944612286) to get x
100/3.134944612286=x
31.898490202377=x
x=31.898490202377

now we have:
496.5 is 31.898490202377% of 1556.5