4.88 is what percent of 5.46 - 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 5.46 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 5.46, so we can write it down as 100%=5.46.
4. We know, that x% equals 4.88 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=4.88.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=5.46
2) x%=4.88
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%=5.46/4.88
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 4.88 is what percent of 5.46

100%/x%=5.46/4.88
(100/x)*x=(5.46/4.88)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.1188524590164*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.1188524590164) to get x
100/1.1188524590164=x
89.377289377289=x
x=89.377289377289

now we have:
4.88 is 89.377289377289% of 5.46