388 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 388 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=388.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=5
2) x%=388
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%=5/388
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 388 is what percent of 5

100%/x%=5/388
(100/x)*x=(5/388)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.012886597938144*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.012886597938144) to get x
100/0.012886597938144=x
7760=x
x=7760

now we have:
388 is 7760% of 5