583.34 is what percent of 3500 - 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 3500 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 3500, so we can write it down as 100%=3500.
4. We know, that x% equals 583.34 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=583.34.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=3500
2) x%=583.34
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%=3500/583.34
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 583.34 is what percent of 3500

100%/x%=3500/583.34
(100/x)*x=(3500/583.34)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.9999314293551*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.9999314293551) to get x
100/5.9999314293551=x
16.666857142857=x
x=16.666857142857

now we have:
583.34 is 16.666857142857% of 3500