What is 17.14 percent of 38.89 - 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 38.89 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 38.89 is 100%, so we can write it down as 38.89=100%.
4. We know, that x is 17.14% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=17.14%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 38.89=100%
2) x=17.14%
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:
38.89/x=100%/17.14%
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 17.14% of 38.89

38.89/x=100/17.14
(38.89/x)*x=(100/17.14)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
38.89=5.8343057176196*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.8343057176196) to get x
38.89/5.8343057176196=x
6.665746=x
x=6.665746

now we have:
17.14% of 38.89=6.665746