What is 16.42 percent of 14 - 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 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 is 100%, so we can write it down as 14=100%.
4. We know, that x is 16.42% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=16.42%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 14=100%
2) x=16.42%
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/x=100%/16.42%
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 16.42% of 14

14/x=100/16.42
(14/x)*x=(100/16.42)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
14=6.0901339829476*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (6.0901339829476) to get x
14/6.0901339829476=x
2.2988=x
x=2.2988

now we have:
16.42% of 14=2.2988