5216.73 is what percent of 5394.91 - 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 5394.91 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 5394.91, so we can write it down as 100%=5394.91.
4. We know, that x% equals 5216.73 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5216.73.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=5394.91
2) x%=5216.73
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%=5394.91/5216.73
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5216.73 is what percent of 5394.91

100%/x%=5394.91/5216.73
(100/x)*x=(5394.91/5216.73)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.0341554958758*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.0341554958758) to get x
100/1.0341554958758=x
96.6972572295=x
x=96.6972572295

now we have:
5216.73 is 96.6972572295% of 5394.91