5717.14 is what percent of 40020 - 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 40020 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 40020, so we can write it down as 100%=40020.
4. We know, that x% equals 5717.14 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5717.14.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=40020
2) x%=5717.14
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%=40020/5717.14
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5717.14 is what percent of 40020

100%/x%=40020/5717.14
(100/x)*x=(40020/5717.14)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=7.0000034982526*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (7.0000034982526) to get x
100/7.0000034982526=x
14.285707146427=x
x=14.285707146427

now we have:
5717.14 is 14.285707146427% of 40020