5.53 is what percent of 16.48 - 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 16.48 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 16.48, so we can write it down as 100%=16.48.
4. We know, that x% equals 5.53 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5.53.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=16.48
2) x%=5.53
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%=16.48/5.53
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5.53 is what percent of 16.48

100%/x%=16.48/5.53
(100/x)*x=(16.48/5.53)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.9801084990958*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.9801084990958) to get x
100/2.9801084990958=x
33.555825242718=x
x=33.555825242718

now we have:
5.53 is 33.555825242718% of 16.48