48.1 is what percent of 53.7 - 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 53.7 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 53.7, so we can write it down as 100%=53.7.
4. We know, that x% equals 48.1 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=48.1.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=53.7
2) x%=48.1
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%=53.7/48.1
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 48.1 is what percent of 53.7

100%/x%=53.7/48.1
(100/x)*x=(53.7/48.1)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.1164241164241*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.1164241164241) to get x
100/1.1164241164241=x
89.571694599628=x
x=89.571694599628

now we have:
48.1 is 89.571694599628% of 53.7