0.14 is what percent of 10.61 - 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 10.61 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 10.61, so we can write it down as 100%=10.61.
4. We know, that x% equals 0.14 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=0.14.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=10.61
2) x%=0.14
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%=10.61/0.14
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 0.14 is what percent of 10.61

100%/x%=10.61/0.14
(100/x)*x=(10.61/0.14)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=75.785714285714*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (75.785714285714) to get x
100/75.785714285714=x
1.3195098963242=x
x=1.3195098963242

now we have:
0.14 is 1.3195098963242% of 10.61