What is 2 percent of 817.54 - 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 817.54 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 817.54 is 100%, so we can write it down as 817.54=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) 817.54=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:
817.54/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 817.54

817.54/x=100/2
(817.54/x)*x=(100/2)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
817.54=50*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (50) to get x
817.54/50=x
16.3508=x
x=16.3508

now we have:
2% of 817.54=16.3508