5.98 is what percent of 7.36 - 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 7.36 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 7.36, so we can write it down as 100%=7.36.
4. We know, that x% equals 5.98 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5.98.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=7.36
2) x%=5.98
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%=7.36/5.98
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5.98 is what percent of 7.36

100%/x%=7.36/5.98
(100/x)*x=(7.36/5.98)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.2307692307692*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.2307692307692) to get x
100/1.2307692307692=x
81.25=x
x=81.25

now we have:
5.98 is 81.25% of 7.36