161.25 is what percent of 578.5 - 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 578.5 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 578.5, so we can write it down as 100%=578.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 161.25 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=161.25.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=578.5
2) x%=161.25
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%=578.5/161.25
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 161.25 is what percent of 578.5

100%/x%=578.5/161.25
(100/x)*x=(578.5/161.25)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=3.5875968992248*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.5875968992248) to get x
100/3.5875968992248=x
27.873811581677=x
x=27.873811581677

now we have:
161.25 is 27.873811581677% of 578.5