What is 71.4285714 percent of 20 - 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 20 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 20 is 100%, so we can write it down as 20=100%.
4. We know, that x is 71.4285714% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=71.4285714%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 20=100%
2) x=71.4285714%
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:
20/x=100%/71.4285714%
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 71.4285714% of 20

20/x=100/71.4285714
(20/x)*x=(100/71.4285714)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
20=1.40000000056*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.40000000056) to get x
20/1.40000000056=x
14.28571428=x
x=14.28571428

now we have:
71.4285714% of 20=14.28571428