5.24 is what percent of 36.56 - 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 36.56 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 36.56, so we can write it down as 100%=36.56.
4. We know, that x% equals 5.24 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5.24.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=36.56
2) x%=5.24
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%=36.56/5.24
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5.24 is what percent of 36.56

100%/x%=36.56/5.24
(100/x)*x=(36.56/5.24)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=6.9770992366412*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (6.9770992366412) to get x
100/6.9770992366412=x
14.332603938731=x
x=14.332603938731

now we have:
5.24 is 14.332603938731% of 36.56