What is 2 percent of 1030.53 - 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 1030.53 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 1030.53 is 100%, so we can write it down as 1030.53=100%.
4. We know, that x is 2% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=2%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 1030.53=100%
2) x=2%
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:
1030.53/x=100%/2%
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 2% of 1030.53

1030.53/x=100/2
(1030.53/x)*x=(100/2)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
1030.53=50*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (50) to get x
1030.53/50=x
20.6106=x
x=20.6106

now we have:
2% of 1030.53=20.6106