3167.2 is what percent of 5740.2 - 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 5740.2 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 5740.2, so we can write it down as 100%=5740.2.
4. We know, that x% equals 3167.2 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=3167.2.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=5740.2
2) x%=3167.2
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%=5740.2/3167.2
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 3167.2 is what percent of 5740.2

100%/x%=5740.2/3167.2
(100/x)*x=(5740.2/3167.2)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.812389492296*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.812389492296) to get x
100/1.812389492296=x
55.175777847462=x
x=55.175777847462

now we have:
3167.2 is 55.175777847462% of 5740.2