14.31 is what percent of 16.43 - 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 16.43 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 16.43, so we can write it down as 100%=16.43.
4. We know, that x% equals 14.31 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=14.31.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=16.43
2) x%=14.31
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%=16.43/14.31
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 14.31 is what percent of 16.43

100%/x%=16.43/14.31
(100/x)*x=(16.43/14.31)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.1481481481481*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.1481481481481) to get x
100/1.1481481481481=x
87.096774193548=x
x=87.096774193548

now we have:
14.31 is 87.096774193548% of 16.43