23.99 is what percent of 14.29 - 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 14.29 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 14.29, so we can write it down as 100%=14.29.
4. We know, that x% equals 23.99 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=23.99.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=14.29
2) x%=23.99
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%=14.29/23.99
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 23.99 is what percent of 14.29

100%/x%=14.29/23.99
(100/x)*x=(14.29/23.99)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.59566486035848*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.59566486035848) to get x
100/0.59566486035848=x
167.87963610917=x
x=167.87963610917

now we have:
23.99 is 167.87963610917% of 14.29