796.37 is what percent of 5796.37 - 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 5796.37 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 5796.37, so we can write it down as 100%=5796.37.
4. We know, that x% equals 796.37 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=796.37.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=5796.37
2) x%=796.37
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%=5796.37/796.37
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 796.37 is what percent of 5796.37

100%/x%=5796.37/796.37
(100/x)*x=(5796.37/796.37)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=7.278488642214*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (7.278488642214) to get x
100/7.278488642214=x
13.739116032965=x
x=13.739116032965

now we have:
796.37 is 13.739116032965% of 5796.37