5 is what percent of 37.8 - 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 37.8 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 37.8, so we can write it down as 100%=37.8.
4. We know, that x% equals 5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=37.8
2) x%=5
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%=37.8/5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5 is what percent of 37.8

100%/x%=37.8/5
(100/x)*x=(37.8/5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=7.56*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (7.56) to get x
100/7.56=x
13.227513227513=x
x=13.227513227513

now we have:
5 is 13.227513227513% of 37.8