Question

What per cent of 84 is 14?

Answer 1

Let x% of 84 be 14.
Then, $\left(\frac{x}{100}\times 84\right)=14$
⇒ $\frac{21x}{25}=14$
⇒ x = $\left(14\times \frac{25}{21}\right)=\left(\frac{2\times 25}{3}\right)=\frac{50}{3}=16\frac{2}{3}\%$
Hence, $16\frac{2}{3}\%$ of 84 is 14.