41.62 is what percent of 50 - 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 50 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 50, so we can write it down as 100%=50.
4. We know, that x% equals 41.62 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=41.62.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=50
2) x%=41.62
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%=50/41.62
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 41.62 is what percent of 50

100%/x%=50/41.62
(100/x)*x=(50/41.62)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.2013455069678*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.2013455069678) to get x
100/1.2013455069678=x
83.24=x
x=83.24

now we have:
41.62 is 83.24% of 50