5.5 is what percent of 1032 - 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 1032 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 1032, so we can write it down as 100%=1032.
4. We know, that x% equals 5.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1032
2) x%=5.5
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%=1032/5.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5.5 is what percent of 1032

100%/x%=1032/5.5
(100/x)*x=(1032/5.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=187.63636363636*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (187.63636363636) to get x
100/187.63636363636=x
0.53294573643411=x
x=0.53294573643411

now we have:
5.5 is 0.53294573643411% of 1032