2.3 is what percent of 5.57 - 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 5.57 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 5.57, so we can write it down as 100%=5.57.
4. We know, that x% equals 2.3 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=2.3.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=5.57
2) x%=2.3
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%=5.57/2.3
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 2.3 is what percent of 5.57

100%/x%=5.57/2.3
(100/x)*x=(5.57/2.3)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.4217391304348*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.4217391304348) to get x
100/2.4217391304348=x
41.292639138241=x
x=41.292639138241

now we have:
2.3 is 41.292639138241% of 5.57