14.6 is what percent of 65.4 - 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 65.4 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 65.4, so we can write it down as 100%=65.4.
4. We know, that x% equals 14.6 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=14.6.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=65.4
2) x%=14.6
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%=65.4/14.6
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 14.6 is what percent of 65.4

100%/x%=65.4/14.6
(100/x)*x=(65.4/14.6)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=4.4794520547945*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.4794520547945) to get x
100/4.4794520547945=x
22.324159021407=x
x=22.324159021407

now we have:
14.6 is 22.324159021407% of 65.4