What is 2 percent of 7.589 - 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 7.589 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 7.589 is 100%, so we can write it down as 7.589=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) 7.589=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:
7.589/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 7.589

7.589/x=100/2
(7.589/x)*x=(100/2)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
7.589=50*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (50) to get x
7.589/50=x
0.15178=x
x=0.15178

now we have:
2% of 7.589=0.15178