149000 is what percent of 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 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 5, so we can write it down as 100%=5.
4. We know, that x% equals 149000 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=149000.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=5
2) x%=149000
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%=5/149000
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 149000 is what percent of 5

100%/x%=5/149000
(100/x)*x=(5/149000)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=3.3557046979866E-5*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.3557046979866E-5) to get x
100/3.3557046979866E-5=x
2980000=x
x=2980000

now we have:
149000 is 2980000% of 5