5.08 is what percent of 6.99 - 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 6.99 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 6.99, so we can write it down as 100%=6.99.
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%=6.99
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%=6.99/5.08
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 6.99

100%/x%=6.99/5.08
(100/x)*x=(6.99/5.08)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.3759842519685*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.3759842519685) to get x
100/1.3759842519685=x
72.675250357654=x
x=72.675250357654

now we have:
5.08 is 72.675250357654% of 6.99