526.5 is what percent of 5187.5 - 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 5187.5 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 5187.5, so we can write it down as 100%=5187.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 526.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=526.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=5187.5
2) x%=526.5
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%=5187.5/526.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 526.5 is what percent of 5187.5

100%/x%=5187.5/526.5
(100/x)*x=(5187.5/526.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=9.8528015194682*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (9.8528015194682) to get x
100/9.8528015194682=x
10.149397590361=x
x=10.149397590361

now we have:
526.5 is 10.149397590361% of 5187.5