What is 27.98 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 5 is 100%, so we can write it down as 5=100%.
4. We know, that x is 27.98% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=27.98%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 5=100%
2) x=27.98%
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/x=100%/27.98%
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 27.98% of 5

5/x=100/27.98
(5/x)*x=(100/27.98)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
5=3.5739814152966*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.5739814152966) to get x
5/3.5739814152966=x
1.399=x
x=1.399

now we have:
27.98% of 5=1.399