521.82 is what percent of 1739.82 - 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 1739.82 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 1739.82, so we can write it down as 100%=1739.82.
4. We know, that x% equals 521.82 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=521.82.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1739.82
2) x%=521.82
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%=1739.82/521.82
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 521.82 is what percent of 1739.82

100%/x%=1739.82/521.82
(100/x)*x=(1739.82/521.82)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=3.3341382085777*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.3341382085777) to get x
100/3.3341382085777=x
29.992757871504=x
x=29.992757871504

now we have:
521.82 is 29.992757871504% of 1739.82