5.2 is what percent of 6.37 - 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 6.37 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 6.37, so we can write it down as 100%=6.37.
4. We know, that x% equals 5.2 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5.2.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=6.37
2) x%=5.2
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%=6.37/5.2
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5.2 is what percent of 6.37

100%/x%=6.37/5.2
(100/x)*x=(6.37/5.2)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.225*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.225) to get x
100/1.225=x
81.632653061224=x
x=81.632653061224

now we have:
5.2 is 81.632653061224% of 6.37