14.25 is what percent of 62.87 - 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 62.87 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 62.87, so we can write it down as 100%=62.87.
4. We know, that x% equals 14.25 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=14.25.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=62.87
2) x%=14.25
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%=62.87/14.25
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 14.25 is what percent of 62.87

100%/x%=62.87/14.25
(100/x)*x=(62.87/14.25)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=4.4119298245614*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.4119298245614) to get x
100/4.4119298245614=x
22.665818355336=x
x=22.665818355336

now we have:
14.25 is 22.665818355336% of 62.87