444.5 is what percent of 859.5 - 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 859.5 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 859.5, so we can write it down as 100%=859.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 444.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=444.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=859.5
2) x%=444.5
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%=859.5/444.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 444.5 is what percent of 859.5

100%/x%=859.5/444.5
(100/x)*x=(859.5/444.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.933633295838*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.933633295838) to get x
100/1.933633295838=x
51.716114019779=x
x=51.716114019779

now we have:
444.5 is 51.716114019779% of 859.5