Answer
The number we are looking for is $56$.
Work Step by Step
We need to set up the equation first for this problem.
We break down the different portions of the statement and translate them algebraically:
"$14$ is" means $14 = $
"25%" can be changed into a decimal, which becomes $0.25$.
"Of what number" means to multiply by $x$.
We can put all the parts together to set up an equation we can solve:
$$14 = 0.25x$$
We divide each side by $0.25$ to solve for $x$:
$$x = 56$$
The number we are looking for is $56$.
