5848.03 is what percent of 57431.15 - 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 57431.15 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 57431.15, so we can write it down as 100%=57431.15.
4. We know, that x% equals 5848.03 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5848.03.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=57431.15
2) x%=5848.03
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%=57431.15/5848.03
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5848.03 is what percent of 57431.15

100%/x%=57431.15/5848.03
(100/x)*x=(57431.15/5848.03)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=9.8205977055521*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (9.8205977055521) to get x
100/9.8205977055521=x
10.18267960854=x
x=10.18267960854

now we have:
5848.03 is 10.18267960854% of 57431.15