1.49 is what percent of 5.99 - 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 5.99 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 5.99, so we can write it down as 100%=5.99.
4. We know, that x% equals 1.49 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=1.49.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=5.99
2) x%=1.49
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%=5.99/1.49
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 1.49 is what percent of 5.99

100%/x%=5.99/1.49
(100/x)*x=(5.99/1.49)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=4.0201342281879*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.0201342281879) to get x
100/4.0201342281879=x
24.874791318865=x
x=24.874791318865

now we have:
1.49 is 24.874791318865% of 5.99