What is 17.39 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 17.39% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=17.39%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 2.5=100%
2) x=17.39%
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%/17.39%
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 17.39% of 2.5

2.5/x=100/17.39
(2.5/x)*x=(100/17.39)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
2.5=5.7504312823462*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.7504312823462) to get x
2.5/5.7504312823462=x
0.43475=x
x=0.43475

now we have:
17.39% of 2.5=0.43475