5 is what percent of 8.72 - 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 8.72 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 8.72, so we can write it down as 100%=8.72.
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%=8.72
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%=8.72/5
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 8.72

100%/x%=8.72/5
(100/x)*x=(8.72/5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.744*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.744) to get x
100/1.744=x
57.339449541284=x
x=57.339449541284

now we have:
5 is 57.339449541284% of 8.72