38600 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 38600 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=38600.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=2
2) x%=38600
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%=2/38600
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 38600 is what percent of 2

100%/x%=2/38600
(100/x)*x=(2/38600)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.1813471502591E-5*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.1813471502591E-5) to get x
100/5.1813471502591E-5=x
1930000=x
x=1930000

now we have:
38600 is 1930000% of 2