0.85 is what percent of 14.75 - 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 14.75 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 14.75, so we can write it down as 100%=14.75.
4. We know, that x% equals 0.85 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=0.85.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=14.75
2) x%=0.85
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%=14.75/0.85
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 0.85 is what percent of 14.75

100%/x%=14.75/0.85
(100/x)*x=(14.75/0.85)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=17.352941176471*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (17.352941176471) to get x
100/17.352941176471=x
5.7627118644068=x
x=5.7627118644068

now we have:
0.85 is 5.7627118644068% of 14.75