57721.13 is what percent of 500 - 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 500 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 500, so we can write it down as 100%=500.
4. We know, that x% equals 57721.13 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=57721.13.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=500
2) x%=57721.13
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%=500/57721.13
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 57721.13 is what percent of 500

100%/x%=500/57721.13
(100/x)*x=(500/57721.13)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.0086623390775614*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.0086623390775614) to get x
100/0.0086623390775614=x
11544.226=x
x=11544.226

now we have:
57721.13 is 11544.226% of 500