5.71 is what percent of 15.7 - 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 15.7 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 15.7, so we can write it down as 100%=15.7.
4. We know, that x% equals 5.71 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5.71.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=15.7
2) x%=5.71
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%=15.7/5.71
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5.71 is what percent of 15.7

100%/x%=15.7/5.71
(100/x)*x=(15.7/5.71)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.7495621716287*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.7495621716287) to get x
100/2.7495621716287=x
36.369426751592=x
x=36.369426751592

now we have:
5.71 is 36.369426751592% of 15.7