48.9 is what percent of 318 - 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 318 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 318, so we can write it down as 100%=318.
4. We know, that x% equals 48.9 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=48.9.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=318
2) x%=48.9
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%=318/48.9
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 48.9 is what percent of 318

100%/x%=318/48.9
(100/x)*x=(318/48.9)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=6.5030674846626*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (6.5030674846626) to get x
100/6.5030674846626=x
15.377358490566=x
x=15.377358490566

now we have:
48.9 is 15.377358490566% of 318