523.71 is what percent of 3250 - 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 3250 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 3250, so we can write it down as 100%=3250.
4. We know, that x% equals 523.71 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=523.71.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=3250
2) x%=523.71
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%=3250/523.71
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 523.71 is what percent of 3250

100%/x%=3250/523.71
(100/x)*x=(3250/523.71)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=6.2057245422085*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (6.2057245422085) to get x
100/6.2057245422085=x
16.114153846154=x
x=16.114153846154

now we have:
523.71 is 16.114153846154% of 3250