5420.25 is what percent of 5731.5 - 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 5731.5 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 5731.5, so we can write it down as 100%=5731.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 5420.25 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5420.25.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=5731.5
2) x%=5420.25
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%=5731.5/5420.25
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5420.25 is what percent of 5731.5

100%/x%=5731.5/5420.25
(100/x)*x=(5731.5/5420.25)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.0574235505742*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.0574235505742) to get x
100/1.0574235505742=x
94.56948442816=x
x=94.56948442816

now we have:
5420.25 is 94.56948442816% of 5731.5