3038.68 is what percent of 5339.18 - 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 5339.18 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 5339.18, so we can write it down as 100%=5339.18.
4. We know, that x% equals 3038.68 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=3038.68.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=5339.18
2) x%=3038.68
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%=5339.18/3038.68
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 3038.68 is what percent of 5339.18

100%/x%=5339.18/3038.68
(100/x)*x=(5339.18/3038.68)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.7570721497492*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.7570721497492) to get x
100/1.7570721497492=x
56.912859278016=x
x=56.912859278016

now we have:
3038.68 is 56.912859278016% of 5339.18