5683.9 is what percent of 6900 - 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 6900 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 6900, so we can write it down as 100%=6900.
4. We know, that x% equals 5683.9 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5683.9.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=6900
2) x%=5683.9
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%=6900/5683.9
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5683.9 is what percent of 6900

100%/x%=6900/5683.9
(100/x)*x=(6900/5683.9)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.2139552068122*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.2139552068122) to get x
100/1.2139552068122=x
82.375362318841=x
x=82.375362318841

now we have:
5683.9 is 82.375362318841% of 6900