5.88 is what percent of 29.88 - 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 29.88 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 29.88, so we can write it down as 100%=29.88.
4. We know, that x% equals 5.88 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5.88.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=29.88
2) x%=5.88
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%=29.88/5.88
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5.88 is what percent of 29.88

100%/x%=29.88/5.88
(100/x)*x=(29.88/5.88)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.0816326530612*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.0816326530612) to get x
100/5.0816326530612=x
19.678714859438=x
x=19.678714859438

now we have:
5.88 is 19.678714859438% of 29.88