5 is what percent of 98.5 - 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 98.5 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 98.5, so we can write it down as 100%=98.5.
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%=98.5
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%=98.5/5
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 98.5

100%/x%=98.5/5
(100/x)*x=(98.5/5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=19.7*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (19.7) to get x
100/19.7=x
5.0761421319797=x
x=5.0761421319797

now we have:
5 is 5.0761421319797% of 98.5