284 is what 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 100% equals 5, so we can write it down as 100%=5.
4. We know, that x% equals 284 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=284.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=5
2) x%=284
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%=5/284
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 284 is what percent of 5

100%/x%=5/284
(100/x)*x=(5/284)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.017605633802817*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.017605633802817) to get x
100/0.017605633802817=x
5680=x
x=5680

now we have:
284 is 5680% of 5