14.9 is what percent of 84.7 - 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 84.7 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 84.7, so we can write it down as 100%=84.7.
4. We know, that x% equals 14.9 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=14.9.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=84.7
2) x%=14.9
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%=84.7/14.9
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 14.9 is what percent of 84.7

100%/x%=84.7/14.9
(100/x)*x=(84.7/14.9)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.6845637583893*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.6845637583893) to get x
100/5.6845637583893=x
17.591499409681=x
x=17.591499409681

now we have:
14.9 is 17.591499409681% of 84.7