What is 5.153 percent of 7.275 - 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 7.275 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 7.275 is 100%, so we can write it down as 7.275=100%.
4. We know, that x is 5.153% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=5.153%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 7.275=100%
2) x=5.153%
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:
7.275/x=100%/5.153%
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 5.153% of 7.275

7.275/x=100/5.153
(7.275/x)*x=(100/5.153)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
7.275=19.40617116243*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (19.40617116243) to get x
7.275/19.40617116243=x
0.37488075=x
x=0.37488075

now we have:
5.153% of 7.275=0.37488075