5.793E-5 is what percent of 0.000317 - 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 0.000317 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 0.000317, so we can write it down as 100%=0.000317.
4. We know, that x% equals 5.793E-5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5.793E-5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=0.000317
2) x%=5.793E-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%=0.000317/5.793E-5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5.793E-5 is what percent of 0.000317

100%/x%=0.000317/5.793E-5
(100/x)*x=(0.000317/5.793E-5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.4721215259796*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.4721215259796) to get x
100/5.4721215259796=x
18.274447949527=x
x=18.274447949527

now we have:
5.793E-5 is 18.274447949527% of 0.000317