5.26 is what percent of 8.871 - 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 8.871 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 8.871, so we can write it down as 100%=8.871.
4. We know, that x% equals 5.26 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5.26.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=8.871
2) x%=5.26
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%=8.871/5.26
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5.26 is what percent of 8.871

100%/x%=8.871/5.26
(100/x)*x=(8.871/5.26)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.6865019011407*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.6865019011407) to get x
100/1.6865019011407=x
59.294329838801=x
x=59.294329838801

now we have:
5.26 is 59.294329838801% of 8.871