5512.97 is what percent of 5252.47 - 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 5252.47 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 5252.47, so we can write it down as 100%=5252.47.
4. We know, that x% equals 5512.97 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5512.97.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=5252.47
2) x%=5512.97
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%=5252.47/5512.97
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5512.97 is what percent of 5252.47

100%/x%=5252.47/5512.97
(100/x)*x=(5252.47/5512.97)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.95274779293194*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.95274779293194) to get x
100/0.95274779293194=x
104.95957140165=x
x=104.95957140165

now we have:
5512.97 is 104.95957140165% of 5252.47