506.25 is what percent of 1720.5 - 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 1720.5 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 1720.5, so we can write it down as 100%=1720.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 506.25 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=506.25.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1720.5
2) x%=506.25
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%=1720.5/506.25
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 506.25 is what percent of 1720.5

100%/x%=1720.5/506.25
(100/x)*x=(1720.5/506.25)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=3.3985185185185*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.3985185185185) to get x
100/3.3985185185185=x
29.424585876199=x
x=29.424585876199

now we have:
506.25 is 29.424585876199% of 1720.5