2.08 is what percent of 140000 - 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 140000 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 140000, so we can write it down as 100%=140000.
4. We know, that x% equals 2.08 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=2.08.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=140000
2) x%=2.08
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%=140000/2.08
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 2.08 is what percent of 140000

100%/x%=140000/2.08
(100/x)*x=(140000/2.08)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=67307.692307692*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (67307.692307692) to get x
100/67307.692307692=x
0.0014857142857143=x
x=0.0014857142857143

now we have:
2.08 is 0.0014857142857143% of 140000