What is 168 percent of 2.5 - 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 2.5 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 2.5 is 100%, so we can write it down as 2.5=100%.
4. We know, that x is 168% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=168%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 2.5=100%
2) x=168%
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:
2.5/x=100%/168%
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for what is 168% of 2.5

2.5/x=100/168
(2.5/x)*x=(100/168)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
2.5=0.5952380952381*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.5952380952381) to get x
2.5/0.5952380952381=x
4.2=x
x=4.2

now we have:
168% of 2.5=4.2