789 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 789 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=789.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=5
2) x%=789
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%=5/789
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 789 is what percent of 5

100%/x%=5/789
(100/x)*x=(5/789)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.0063371356147022*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.0063371356147022) to get x
100/0.0063371356147022=x
15780=x
x=15780

now we have:
789 is 15780% of 5