5.94 is what percent of 39.58 - 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 39.58 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 39.58, so we can write it down as 100%=39.58.
4. We know, that x% equals 5.94 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5.94.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=39.58
2) x%=5.94
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%=39.58/5.94
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5.94 is what percent of 39.58

100%/x%=39.58/5.94
(100/x)*x=(39.58/5.94)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=6.6632996632997*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (6.6632996632997) to get x
100/6.6632996632997=x
15.007579585649=x
x=15.007579585649

now we have:
5.94 is 15.007579585649% of 39.58