64.5 is what percent of 501 - 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 501 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 501, so we can write it down as 100%=501.
4. We know, that x% equals 64.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=64.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=501
2) x%=64.5
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%=501/64.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 64.5 is what percent of 501

100%/x%=501/64.5
(100/x)*x=(501/64.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=7.7674418604651*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (7.7674418604651) to get x
100/7.7674418604651=x
12.874251497006=x
x=12.874251497006

now we have:
64.5 is 12.874251497006% of 501