What is 17 percent of 14.857 - 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 14.857 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 14.857 is 100%, so we can write it down as 14.857=100%.
4. We know, that x is 17% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=17%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 14.857=100%
2) x=17%
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:
14.857/x=100%/17%
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 17% of 14.857

14.857/x=100/17
(14.857/x)*x=(100/17)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
14.857=5.8823529411765*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.8823529411765) to get x
14.857/5.8823529411765=x
2.52569=x
x=2.52569

now we have:
17% of 14.857=2.52569