318.9 is what percent of 5.439 - 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 5.439 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 5.439, so we can write it down as 100%=5.439.
4. We know, that x% equals 318.9 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=318.9.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=5.439
2) x%=318.9
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%=5.439/318.9
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 318.9 is what percent of 5.439

100%/x%=5.439/318.9
(100/x)*x=(5.439/318.9)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.017055503292568*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.017055503292568) to get x
100/0.017055503292568=x
5863.2101489244=x
x=5863.2101489244

now we have:
318.9 is 5863.2101489244% of 5.439