5.23 is what percent of 36.12 - 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 36.12 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 36.12, so we can write it down as 100%=36.12.
4. We know, that x% equals 5.23 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5.23.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=36.12
2) x%=5.23
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%=36.12/5.23
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5.23 is what percent of 36.12

100%/x%=36.12/5.23
(100/x)*x=(36.12/5.23)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=6.906309751434*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (6.906309751434) to get x
100/6.906309751434=x
14.479512735327=x
x=14.479512735327

now we have:
5.23 is 14.479512735327% of 36.12