48240.21 is what percent of 48813.26 - 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 48813.26 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 48813.26, so we can write it down as 100%=48813.26.
4. We know, that x% equals 48240.21 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=48240.21.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=48813.26
2) x%=48240.21
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%=48813.26/48240.21
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 48240.21 is what percent of 48813.26

100%/x%=48813.26/48240.21
(100/x)*x=(48813.26/48240.21)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.0118790942245*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.0118790942245) to get x
100/1.0118790942245=x
98.826036204097=x
x=98.826036204097

now we have:
48240.21 is 98.826036204097% of 48813.26