5.48 is what percent of 21.535 - 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 21.535 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 21.535, so we can write it down as 100%=21.535.
4. We know, that x% equals 5.48 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5.48.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=21.535
2) x%=5.48
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%=21.535/5.48
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5.48 is what percent of 21.535

100%/x%=21.535/5.48
(100/x)*x=(21.535/5.48)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=3.9297445255474*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.9297445255474) to get x
100/3.9297445255474=x
25.446946830741=x
x=25.446946830741

now we have:
5.48 is 25.446946830741% of 21.535