47307.84 is what percent of 48550.74 - 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 48550.74 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 48550.74, so we can write it down as 100%=48550.74.
4. We know, that x% equals 47307.84 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=47307.84.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=48550.74
2) x%=47307.84
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%=48550.74/47307.84
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 47307.84 is what percent of 48550.74

100%/x%=48550.74/47307.84
(100/x)*x=(48550.74/47307.84)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.0262726009051*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.0262726009051) to get x
100/1.0262726009051=x
97.439997824956=x
x=97.439997824956

now we have:
47307.84 is 97.439997824956% of 48550.74