14.93 is what percent of 90.86 - 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 90.86 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 90.86, so we can write it down as 100%=90.86.
4. We know, that x% equals 14.93 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=14.93.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=90.86
2) x%=14.93
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%=90.86/14.93
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 14.93 is what percent of 90.86

100%/x%=90.86/14.93
(100/x)*x=(90.86/14.93)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=6.085733422639*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (6.085733422639) to get x
100/6.085733422639=x
16.431873211534=x
x=16.431873211534

now we have:
14.93 is 16.431873211534% of 90.86