5.27 is what percent of 5.98 - 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 5.98 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 5.98, so we can write it down as 100%=5.98.
4. We know, that x% equals 5.27 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5.27.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=5.98
2) x%=5.27
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%=5.98/5.27
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5.27 is what percent of 5.98

100%/x%=5.98/5.27
(100/x)*x=(5.98/5.27)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.134724857685*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.134724857685) to get x
100/1.134724857685=x
88.127090301003=x
x=88.127090301003

now we have:
5.27 is 88.127090301003% of 5.98