5.97 is what percent of 15.95 - 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 15.95 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 15.95, so we can write it down as 100%=15.95.
4. We know, that x% equals 5.97 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5.97.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=15.95
2) x%=5.97
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%=15.95/5.97
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5.97 is what percent of 15.95

100%/x%=15.95/5.97
(100/x)*x=(15.95/5.97)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.6716917922948*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.6716917922948) to get x
100/2.6716917922948=x
37.429467084639=x
x=37.429467084639

now we have:
5.97 is 37.429467084639% of 15.95