5.14 is what percent of 13.99 - 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 13.99 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 13.99, so we can write it down as 100%=13.99.
4. We know, that x% equals 5.14 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=5.14.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=13.99
2) x%=5.14
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%=13.99/5.14
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 5.14 is what percent of 13.99

100%/x%=13.99/5.14
(100/x)*x=(13.99/5.14)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.7217898832685*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.7217898832685) to get x
100/2.7217898832685=x
36.740528949249=x
x=36.740528949249

now we have:
5.14 is 36.740528949249% of 13.99