48548.91 is what percent of 477121.37 - 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 477121.37 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 477121.37, so we can write it down as 100%=477121.37.
4. We know, that x% equals 48548.91 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=48548.91.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=477121.37
2) x%=48548.91
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%=477121.37/48548.91
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 48548.91 is what percent of 477121.37

100%/x%=477121.37/48548.91
(100/x)*x=(477121.37/48548.91)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=9.8276432982738*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (9.8276432982738) to get x
100/9.8276432982738=x
10.175379484679=x
x=10.175379484679

now we have:
48548.91 is 10.175379484679% of 477121.37