5.5 is what percent of 15.79 - 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 15.79 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 15.79, so we can write it down as 100%=15.79.
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%=15.79
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%=15.79/5.5
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 15.79

100%/x%=15.79/5.5
(100/x)*x=(15.79/5.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.8709090909091*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.8709090909091) to get x
100/2.8709090909091=x
34.832172260925=x
x=34.832172260925

now we have:
5.5 is 34.832172260925% of 15.79