2 is what percent of 10.25 - 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 10.25 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 10.25, so we can write it down as 100%=10.25.
4. We know, that x% equals 2 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=2.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=10.25
2) x%=2
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%=10.25/2
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 2 is what percent of 10.25

100%/x%=10.25/2
(100/x)*x=(10.25/2)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.125*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.125) to get x
100/5.125=x
19.512195121951=x
x=19.512195121951

now we have:
2 is 19.512195121951% of 10.25