What is 14.28 percent of 798.52 - 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 798.52 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 798.52 is 100%, so we can write it down as 798.52=100%.
4. We know, that x is 14.28% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=14.28%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 798.52=100%
2) x=14.28%
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:
798.52/x=100%/14.28%
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 14.28% of 798.52

798.52/x=100/14.28
(798.52/x)*x=(100/14.28)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
798.52=7.0028011204482*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (7.0028011204482) to get x
798.52/7.0028011204482=x
114.028656=x
x=114.028656

now we have:
14.28% of 798.52=114.028656