14.86 is what percent of 500 - 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 500 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 100% equals 500, so we can write it down as 100%=500.
4. We know, that x% equals 14.86 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=14.86.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=500
2) x%=14.86
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:
100%/x%=500/14.86
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 14.86 is what percent of 500

100%/x%=500/14.86
(100/x)*x=(500/14.86)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=33.647375504711*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (33.647375504711) to get x
100/33.647375504711=x
2.972=x
x=2.972

now we have:
14.86 is 2.972% of 500