5.59 is what percent of 74.22 - 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 74.22 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 74.22, so we can write it down as 100%=74.22.
4. We know, that x% equals 5.59 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5.59.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=74.22
2) x%=5.59
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%=74.22/5.59
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5.59 is what percent of 74.22

100%/x%=74.22/5.59
(100/x)*x=(74.22/5.59)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=13.277280858676*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (13.277280858676) to get x
100/13.277280858676=x
7.5316626246295=x
x=7.5316626246295

now we have:
5.59 is 7.5316626246295% of 74.22