What is 2 percent of 224900 - 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 224900 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 224900 is 100%, so we can write it down as 224900=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) 224900=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:
224900/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 224900

224900/x=100/2
(224900/x)*x=(100/2)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
224900=50*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (50) to get x
224900/50=x
4498=x
x=4498

now we have:
2% of 224900=4498