0.49 is what percent of 1.336517 - 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 1.336517 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 1.336517, so we can write it down as 100%=1.336517.
4. We know, that x% equals 0.49 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=0.49.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1.336517
2) x%=0.49
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%=1.336517/0.49
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 0.49 is what percent of 1.336517

100%/x%=1.336517/0.49
(100/x)*x=(1.336517/0.49)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.7275857142857*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.7275857142857) to get x
100/2.7275857142857=x
36.662459213014=x
x=36.662459213014

now we have:
0.49 is 36.662459213014% of 1.336517