280000 is what percent of 2 - 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 2 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 2, so we can write it down as 100%=2.
4. We know, that x% equals 280000 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=280000.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=2
2) x%=280000
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%=2/280000
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 280000 is what percent of 2

100%/x%=2/280000
(100/x)*x=(2/280000)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=7.1428571428571E-6*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (7.1428571428571E-6) to get x
100/7.1428571428571E-6=x
14000000=x
x=14000000

now we have:
280000 is 14000000% of 2