What is 1000 percent of 5.18 - 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 5.18 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 5.18 is 100%, so we can write it down as 5.18=100%.
4. We know, that x is 1000% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=1000%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 5.18=100%
2) x=1000%
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:
5.18/x=100%/1000%
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for what is 1000% of 5.18

5.18/x=100/1000
(5.18/x)*x=(100/1000)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
5.18=0.1*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.1) to get x
5.18/0.1=x
51.8=x
x=51.8

now we have:
1000% of 5.18=51.8