5.99 is what percent of 17.99 - 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 17.99 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 17.99, so we can write it down as 100%=17.99.
4. We know, that x% equals 5.99 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5.99.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=17.99
2) x%=5.99
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%=17.99/5.99
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5.99 is what percent of 17.99

100%/x%=17.99/5.99
(100/x)*x=(17.99/5.99)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=3.0033388981636*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.0033388981636) to get x
100/3.0033388981636=x
33.296275708727=x
x=33.296275708727

now we have:
5.99 is 33.296275708727% of 17.99