49.97 is what percent of 99.96 - 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 99.96 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 99.96, so we can write it down as 100%=99.96.
4. We know, that x% equals 49.97 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=49.97.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=99.96
2) x%=49.97
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%=99.96/49.97
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 49.97 is what percent of 99.96

100%/x%=99.96/49.97
(100/x)*x=(99.96/49.97)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.0004002401441*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.0004002401441) to get x
100/2.0004002401441=x
49.989995998399=x
x=49.989995998399

now we have:
49.97 is 49.989995998399% of 99.96