5.75 is what percent of 15.78 - 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 15.78 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 15.78, so we can write it down as 100%=15.78.
4. We know, that x% equals 5.75 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5.75.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=15.78
2) x%=5.75
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%=15.78/5.75
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5.75 is what percent of 15.78

100%/x%=15.78/5.75
(100/x)*x=(15.78/5.75)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.744347826087*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.744347826087) to get x
100/2.744347826087=x
36.438529784537=x
x=36.438529784537

now we have:
5.75 is 36.438529784537% of 15.78