What is 3100 percent of 5.5 - 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 5.5 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 5.5 is 100%, so we can write it down as 5.5=100%.
4. We know, that x is 3100% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=3100%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 5.5=100%
2) x=3100%
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:
5.5/x=100%/3100%
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 3100% of 5.5

5.5/x=100/3100
(5.5/x)*x=(100/3100)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
5.5=0.032258064516129*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.032258064516129) to get x
5.5/0.032258064516129=x
170.5=x
x=170.5

now we have:
3100% of 5.5=170.5