5.75 is what percent of 24.72 - 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 24.72 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 24.72, so we can write it down as 100%=24.72.
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%=24.72
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%=24.72/5.75
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 24.72

100%/x%=24.72/5.75
(100/x)*x=(24.72/5.75)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=4.2991304347826*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.2991304347826) to get x
100/4.2991304347826=x
23.260517799353=x
x=23.260517799353

now we have:
5.75 is 23.260517799353% of 24.72