5.49 is what percent of 47.99 - 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 47.99 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 47.99, so we can write it down as 100%=47.99.
4. We know, that x% equals 5.49 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5.49.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=47.99
2) x%=5.49
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%=47.99/5.49
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5.49 is what percent of 47.99

100%/x%=47.99/5.49
(100/x)*x=(47.99/5.49)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=8.7413479052823*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (8.7413479052823) to get x
100/8.7413479052823=x
11.439883309023=x
x=11.439883309023

now we have:
5.49 is 11.439883309023% of 47.99