0.26 is what percent of 5.95 - 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 5.95 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 5.95, so we can write it down as 100%=5.95.
4. We know, that x% equals 0.26 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=0.26.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=5.95
2) x%=0.26
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%=5.95/0.26
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 0.26 is what percent of 5.95

100%/x%=5.95/0.26
(100/x)*x=(5.95/0.26)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=22.884615384615*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (22.884615384615) to get x
100/22.884615384615=x
4.3697478991597=x
x=4.3697478991597

now we have:
0.26 is 4.3697478991597% of 5.95