2.83 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 2.83 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=2.83.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=5
2) x%=2.83
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%=5/2.83
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 2.83 is what percent of 5

100%/x%=5/2.83
(100/x)*x=(5/2.83)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.7667844522968*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.7667844522968) to get x
100/1.7667844522968=x
56.6=x
x=56.6

now we have:
2.83 is 56.6% of 5