499.99 is what percent of 269991.69 - 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 269991.69 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 269991.69, so we can write it down as 100%=269991.69.
4. We know, that x% equals 499.99 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=499.99.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=269991.69
2) x%=499.99
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%=269991.69/499.99
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 499.99 is what percent of 269991.69

100%/x%=269991.69/499.99
(100/x)*x=(269991.69/499.99)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=539.9941798836*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (539.9941798836) to get x
100/539.9941798836=x
0.18518718113139=x
x=0.18518718113139

now we have:
499.99 is 0.18518718113139% of 269991.69