14.17 is what percent of 74.6 - 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 74.6 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 74.6, so we can write it down as 100%=74.6.
4. We know, that x% equals 14.17 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=14.17.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=74.6
2) x%=14.17
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%=74.6/14.17
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 14.17 is what percent of 74.6

100%/x%=74.6/14.17
(100/x)*x=(74.6/14.17)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.2646436132675*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.2646436132675) to get x
100/5.2646436132675=x
18.994638069705=x
x=18.994638069705

now we have:
14.17 is 18.994638069705% of 74.6