2878.5 is what percent of 0.01 - 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 0.01 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 0.01, so we can write it down as 100%=0.01.
4. We know, that x% equals 2878.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=2878.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=0.01
2) x%=2878.5
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%=0.01/2878.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 2878.5 is what percent of 0.01

100%/x%=0.01/2878.5
(100/x)*x=(0.01/2878.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=3.4740316136877E-6*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.4740316136877E-6) to get x
100/3.4740316136877E-6=x
28785000=x
x=28785000

now we have:
2878.5 is 28785000% of 0.01