5.1 is what percent of 600000 - 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 600000 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 600000, so we can write it down as 100%=600000.
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%=600000
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%=600000/5.1
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 600000

100%/x%=600000/5.1
(100/x)*x=(600000/5.1)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=117647.05882353*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (117647.05882353) to get x
100/117647.05882353=x
0.00085=x
x=0.00085

now we have:
5.1 is 0.00085% of 600000