50 is what percent of 0.217 - 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 0.217 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 0.217, so we can write it down as 100%=0.217.
4. We know, that x% equals 50 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=50.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=0.217
2) x%=50
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%=0.217/50
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 50 is what percent of 0.217

100%/x%=0.217/50
(100/x)*x=(0.217/50)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.00434*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.00434) to get x
100/0.00434=x
23041.474654378=x
x=23041.474654378

now we have:
50 is 23041.474654378% of 0.217