501.5 is what percent of 1778 - 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 1778 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 1778, so we can write it down as 100%=1778.
4. We know, that x% equals 501.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=501.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1778
2) x%=501.5
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%=1778/501.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 501.5 is what percent of 1778

100%/x%=1778/501.5
(100/x)*x=(1778/501.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=3.5453639082752*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.5453639082752) to get x
100/3.5453639082752=x
28.205849268841=x
x=28.205849268841

now we have:
501.5 is 28.205849268841% of 1778