if you want to find a number such that 14 is 28% of it,
here is how we do it.
let the number be n
.28n means 28% of n
we want .28n=14
this is 14/.28 or 50
let's check is
28% or 28x50=14
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28% of 50= 28% * 50= 0.28 * 50= 14
2 percent of 28 = 14/25 or 0.562% of 28= 2% * 28= 2%/100% * 28= 56/100= 14/25 or 0.56
28%
50%
50% is equivalent to 1/2, thus, 1/2(28) (multiply the value and the percent to get the end value) = 14. Or, simply multiply .5(28) = 14. Both are the same thing.