Taking the percent and determining how many.

25

Explanation:

The percent is how many things there would be if you had 100 things.

56 % of performers = 14 performers            Divide both sides by 56

56/56 % of performers = 14/56 performers

1 % of performers = 14/56 performers         Multiply each side by 100

100 × 1 % of performers = 100 ×14/56 performers

100 % of performers = 25 performers

There were 25 performers in the circus.

13664

step-by-step explanation:

=cross multiply

=100 x = 13664