3.5 is what percent of 65.16 - 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 65.16 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 65.16, so we can write it down as 100%=65.16.
4. We know, that x% equals 3.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=3.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=65.16
2) x%=3.5
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%=65.16/3.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 3.5 is what percent of 65.16

100%/x%=65.16/3.5
(100/x)*x=(65.16/3.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=18.617142857143*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (18.617142857143) to get x
100/18.617142857143=x
5.3713934929405=x
x=5.3713934929405

now we have:
3.5 is 5.3713934929405% of 65.16