726 is what percent of 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 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 5, so we can write it down as 100%=5.
4. We know, that x% equals 726 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=726.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=5
2) x%=726
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%=5/726
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 726 is what percent of 5

100%/x%=5/726
(100/x)*x=(5/726)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.0068870523415978*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.0068870523415978) to get x
100/0.0068870523415978=x
14520=x
x=14520

now we have:
726 is 14520% of 5