9.9 is what percent of 5.8 - 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 5.8 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 5.8, so we can write it down as 100%=5.8.
4. We know, that x% equals 9.9 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=9.9.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=5.8
2) x%=9.9
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%=5.8/9.9
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 9.9 is what percent of 5.8

100%/x%=5.8/9.9
(100/x)*x=(5.8/9.9)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.58585858585859*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.58585858585859) to get x
100/0.58585858585859=x
170.68965517241=x
x=170.68965517241

now we have:
9.9 is 170.68965517241% of 5.8