665.5 is what percent of 687 - 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 687 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 687, so we can write it down as 100%=687.
4. We know, that x% equals 665.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=665.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=687
2) x%=665.5
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%=687/665.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 665.5 is what percent of 687

100%/x%=687/665.5
(100/x)*x=(687/665.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.0323065364388*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.0323065364388) to get x
100/1.0323065364388=x
96.870451237263=x
x=96.870451237263

now we have:
665.5 is 96.870451237263% of 687