41.6 is what percent of 49.4 - 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 49.4 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 49.4, so we can write it down as 100%=49.4.
4. We know, that x% equals 41.6 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=41.6.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=49.4
2) x%=41.6
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%=49.4/41.6
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 41.6 is what percent of 49.4

100%/x%=49.4/41.6
(100/x)*x=(49.4/41.6)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.1875*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.1875) to get x
100/1.1875=x
84.210526315789=x
x=84.210526315789

now we have:
41.6 is 84.210526315789% of 49.4