What is 1 percent of 14.587 - 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 14.587 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 14.587 is 100%, so we can write it down as 14.587=100%.
4. We know, that x is 1% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=1%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 14.587=100%
2) x=1%
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:
14.587/x=100%/1%
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for what is 1% of 14.587

14.587/x=100/1
(14.587/x)*x=(100/1)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
14.587=100*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (100) to get x
14.587/100=x
0.14587=x
x=0.14587

now we have:
1% of 14.587=0.14587