36441.98 is what percent of 49851.31 - 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 49851.31 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 49851.31, so we can write it down as 100%=49851.31.
4. We know, that x% equals 36441.98 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=36441.98.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=49851.31
2) x%=36441.98
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%=49851.31/36441.98
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 36441.98 is what percent of 49851.31

100%/x%=49851.31/36441.98
(100/x)*x=(49851.31/36441.98)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.367963815358*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.367963815358) to get x
100/1.367963815358=x
73.101348791035=x
x=73.101348791035

now we have:
36441.98 is 73.101348791035% of 49851.31