14.95 is what percent of 85.95 - 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 85.95 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 85.95, so we can write it down as 100%=85.95.
4. We know, that x% equals 14.95 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=14.95.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=85.95
2) x%=14.95
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%=85.95/14.95
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 14.95 is what percent of 85.95

100%/x%=85.95/14.95
(100/x)*x=(85.95/14.95)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.7491638795987*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.7491638795987) to get x
100/5.7491638795987=x
17.3938336242=x
x=17.3938336242

now we have:
14.95 is 17.3938336242% of 85.95