181.23 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 181.23 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=181.23.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=500
2) x%=181.23
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%=500/181.23
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 181.23 is what percent of 500

100%/x%=500/181.23
(100/x)*x=(500/181.23)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.7589251227722*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.7589251227722) to get x
100/2.7589251227722=x
36.246=x
x=36.246

now we have:
181.23 is 36.246% of 500