What is 38.62 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 38.62% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=38.62%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 14=100%
2) x=38.62%
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%/38.62%
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 38.62% of 14

14/x=100/38.62
(14/x)*x=(100/38.62)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
14=2.5893319523563*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.5893319523563) to get x
14/2.5893319523563=x
5.4068=x
x=5.4068

now we have:
38.62% of 14=5.4068