5.9 is what percent of 8.15 - 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 8.15 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 8.15, so we can write it down as 100%=8.15.
4. We know, that x% equals 5.9 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5.9.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=8.15
2) x%=5.9
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%=8.15/5.9
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5.9 is what percent of 8.15

100%/x%=8.15/5.9
(100/x)*x=(8.15/5.9)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.3813559322034*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.3813559322034) to get x
100/1.3813559322034=x
72.39263803681=x
x=72.39263803681

now we have:
5.9 is 72.39263803681% of 8.15