18.99 is what percent of 14.24 - 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 14.24 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 14.24, so we can write it down as 100%=14.24.
4. We know, that x% equals 18.99 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=18.99.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=14.24
2) x%=18.99
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%=14.24/18.99
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 18.99 is what percent of 14.24

100%/x%=14.24/18.99
(100/x)*x=(14.24/18.99)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.74986835176409*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.74986835176409) to get x
100/0.74986835176409=x
133.35674157303=x
x=133.35674157303

now we have:
18.99 is 133.35674157303% of 14.24