2.5 is what percent of 4800 - 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 4800 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 4800, so we can write it down as 100%=4800.
4. We know, that x% equals 2.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=2.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=4800
2) x%=2.5
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%=4800/2.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 2.5 is what percent of 4800

100%/x%=4800/2.5
(100/x)*x=(4800/2.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1920*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1920) to get x
100/1920=x
0.052083333333333=x
x=0.052083333333333

now we have:
2.5 is 0.052083333333333% of 4800