What is 13.8 percent of 1421 - 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 1421 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 1421 is 100%, so we can write it down as 1421=100%.
4. We know, that x is 13.8% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=13.8%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 1421=100%
2) x=13.8%
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:
1421/x=100%/13.8%
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 13.8% of 1421

1421/x=100/13.8
(1421/x)*x=(100/13.8)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
1421=7.2463768115942*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (7.2463768115942) to get x
1421/7.2463768115942=x
196.098=x
x=196.098

now we have:
13.8% of 1421=196.098