14.5 is what percent of 50.9 - 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 50.9 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 50.9, so we can write it down as 100%=50.9.
4. We know, that x% equals 14.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=14.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=50.9
2) x%=14.5
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%=50.9/14.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 14.5 is what percent of 50.9

100%/x%=50.9/14.5
(100/x)*x=(50.9/14.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=3.5103448275862*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.5103448275862) to get x
100/3.5103448275862=x
28.487229862475=x
x=28.487229862475

now we have:
14.5 is 28.487229862475% of 50.9