If 49% of a number is 56 what was the original numeber

1.42%

Step-by-step explanation:

let y be the unknown number

49% * y = 49y%

49y% = 56

then the co-efficient of 'y' that is 49% will cancel out leaving 'y' and resulting in 56:49 resulting in 1.42

therefore the original number is 1.42

142.85 (rounded off to two decimal places)

Step-by-step explanation:

given

(49/100) x = 56

x = (56/49) 100

x = (8/7) (100)

we get

x = 142.85 ...