509.6 is what percent of 531 - 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 531 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 531, so we can write it down as 100%=531.
4. We know, that x% equals 509.6 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=509.6.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=531
2) x%=509.6
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%=531/509.6
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 509.6 is what percent of 531

100%/x%=531/509.6
(100/x)*x=(531/509.6)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.0419937205651*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.0419937205651) to get x
100/1.0419937205651=x
95.969868173258=x
x=95.969868173258

now we have:
509.6 is 95.969868173258% of 531