What is 14.08 percent of 16.5 - 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 16.5 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 16.5 is 100%, so we can write it down as 16.5=100%.
4. We know, that x is 14.08% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=14.08%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 16.5=100%
2) x=14.08%
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:
16.5/x=100%/14.08%
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 14.08% of 16.5

16.5/x=100/14.08
(16.5/x)*x=(100/14.08)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
16.5=7.1022727272727*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (7.1022727272727) to get x
16.5/7.1022727272727=x
2.3232=x
x=2.3232

now we have:
14.08% of 16.5=2.3232