5.1 is what percent of 24.88 - 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 24.88 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 24.88, so we can write it down as 100%=24.88.
4. We know, that x% equals 5.1 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5.1.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=24.88
2) x%=5.1
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%=24.88/5.1
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5.1 is what percent of 24.88

100%/x%=24.88/5.1
(100/x)*x=(24.88/5.1)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=4.878431372549*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.878431372549) to get x
100/4.878431372549=x
20.498392282958=x
x=20.498392282958

now we have:
5.1 is 20.498392282958% of 24.88