5.99 is what percent of 25.17 - 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 25.17 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 25.17, so we can write it down as 100%=25.17.
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%=25.17
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%=25.17/5.99
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 25.17

100%/x%=25.17/5.99
(100/x)*x=(25.17/5.99)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=4.2020033388982*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.2020033388982) to get x
100/4.2020033388982=x
23.798172427493=x
x=23.798172427493

now we have:
5.99 is 23.798172427493% of 25.17