531.08 is what percent of 608 - 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 608 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 608, so we can write it down as 100%=608.
4. We know, that x% equals 531.08 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=531.08.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=608
2) x%=531.08
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%=608/531.08
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 531.08 is what percent of 608

100%/x%=608/531.08
(100/x)*x=(608/531.08)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.1448369360548*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.1448369360548) to get x
100/1.1448369360548=x
87.348684210526=x
x=87.348684210526

now we have:
531.08 is 87.348684210526% of 608