In the context of this series of interconnected finance-related queries and the additional information provided by the pretext, table data, and posttext from a company's financial filings, please provide a response to the final question. This may require extracting information from the context and performing mathematical calculations. Please take into account the information provided in the preceding questions and their answers when formulating your response:
Context: s c h e d u l e i v ( continued ) ace limited and subsidiaries s u p p l e m e n t a l i n f o r m a t i o n c o n c e r n i n g r e i n s u r a n c e premiums earned for the years ended december 31 , 2008 , 2007 , and 2006 ( in millions of u.s . dollars ) direct amount ceded to companies assumed from other companies net amount percentage of amount assumed to . <table class='wikitable'><tr><td>1</td><td>for the years ended december 31 2008 2007 and 2006 ( in millions of u.s . dollars )</td><td>direct amount</td><td>ceded to other companies</td><td>assumed from other companies</td><td>net amount</td><td>percentage of amount assumed to net</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>2008</td><td>$ 16087</td><td>$ 6144</td><td>$ 3260</td><td>$ 13203</td><td>25% ( 25 % )</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>2007</td><td>$ 14673</td><td>$ 5834</td><td>$ 3458</td><td>$ 12297</td><td>28% ( 28 % )</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>2006</td><td>$ 13562</td><td>$ 5198</td><td>$ 3461</td><td>$ 11825</td><td>29% ( 29 % )</td></tr></table> .
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Question: in the year of 2008, how much did the direct amount represent in relation to the amount ceded to other companies?
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