5.08 is what percent of 13.77 - 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 13.77 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 13.77, so we can write it down as 100%=13.77.
4. We know, that x% equals 5.08 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5.08.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=13.77
2) x%=5.08
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%=13.77/5.08
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5.08 is what percent of 13.77

100%/x%=13.77/5.08
(100/x)*x=(13.77/5.08)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.7106299212598*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.7106299212598) to get x
100/2.7106299212598=x
36.891793754539=x
x=36.891793754539

now we have:
5.08 is 36.891793754539% of 13.77